Rutland, Adam, Brown, Rupert, Cameron, Lindsey, Ahmavaara, Anni M., Arnold, Katie, Samson, Jenni (2007) Development of the positive-negative asymmetry effect: In-group exclusion norm as a mediator of children’s evaluations on negative attributes. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37 (1). pp. 171-190. ISSN 0046-2772. (doi:10.1002/ejsp.342) (KAR id:26158)
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Abstract
Two studies were conducted that go beyond previous research by examining when and why children might show intergroup bias in the attribution of positive, but not negative traits (PNAE: the positive-negative asymmetry effect, Mummendey & Otten, 1998). In Study 1 (n = 107) children completed a ‘mixed’ trait attribution task in a dichotomous group context. As predicted there was a developmental trend between 7 and 12 years of age in the PNAE. The seven year olds were the only age group not to show the effect. Study 1 also found a quadratic developmental trend in children’s national intergroup bias. Study 2 (n = 62) replicated the developmental path of the PNAE found in Study 1 using a wider age range of 6 to 16 years. This study used a ‘mixed’ list of traits which weren’t only antonyms and a procedure that made the positive and negative trait dimensions explicitly independent. Significantly, Study 2 found ingroup exclusion norm partially mediated the development of the PNAE. These findings support an account of the positive-negative asymmetry effect based upon normative processes.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1002/ejsp.342 |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Lindsey Cameron |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2010 16:19 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:04 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26158 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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