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Abrams, Dominic; Palmer, Sally B.; Rutland, Adam; Cameron, Lindsey; Van de Vyver, Julie – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Research with adults has demonstrated a "black sheep effect" (BSE) whereby, relative to evaluations of normative group members, ingroup deviants are derogated more than outgroup deviants. The developmental subjective group dynamics (DSGD) model holds that the BSE should develop during middle childhood when children apply wider social…
Descriptors: Children, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
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Abrams, Dominic; Rutland, Adam; Cameron, Lindsey; Ferrell, Jennifer – Developmental Psychology, 2007
To test social and cognitive variables that may affect the development of subjective group dynamics, the authors had 224 children between the ages of 5 and 12 years evaluate an in-group and an out-group and normative and deviant in-group members under conditions of high or low accountability to in-group peers. In-group bias and relative…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Group Dynamics, Accountability, Childhood Attitudes
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Rutland, Adam; Abrams, Dominic; Cameron, Lindsey – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2007
Social exclusion is a serious social problem. Not "fitting in" at school may be an experience that can scar children psychologically for life. This is unsurprising since being part of the "in crowd" (i.e. accepted in-group members) is extremely important to children and adolescents. Being rejected by one's peers can cause an increase in antisocial…
Descriptors: Children, Family Relationship, Peer Groups, Intergroup Relations