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McGuire, Luke; Rizzo, Michael T.; Killen, Melanie; Rutland, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2018
The present study investigated age-related changes in the intergroup allocation of resources depending on whether the ingroup norm was competitive or cooperative. Participants included children (M[subscript age] = 8.69), adolescents (M[subscript age] = 13.81), and adults (M[subscript age] = 20.89), (N = 263) who were inducted into simulated groups…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Resource Allocation, Children, Adolescents
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McGuire, Luke; Rutland, Adam; Nesdale, Drew – Child Development, 2015
The present study examined the interactive effects of school norms, peer norms, and accountability on children's intergroup attitudes. Participants (n = 229) aged 5-11 years, in a between-subjects design, were randomly assigned to a peer group with an inclusion or exclusion norm, learned their school either had an inclusion norm or not, and were…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Accountability, Group Activities
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Killen, Melanie; Rutland, Adam; Abrams, Dominic; Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Hitti, Aline – Child Development, 2013
Children and adolescents evaluated group inclusion and exclusion in the context of generic and group-specific norms involving morality and social conventions. Participants ("N" = 381), aged 9.5 and 13.5 years, judged an in-group member's decision to deviate from the norms of the group, whom to include, and whether their personal…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Moral Values, Children
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Feddes, Allard R.; Noack, Peter; Rutland, Adam – Child Development, 2009
Longitudinal direct and extended cross-ethnic friendship effects on out-group evaluations among German (majority status, N = 76) and Turkish (minority status, N = 73) children (age 7-11 years) in ethnically heterogeneous elementary schools were examined at the beginning and end of the school year (time lag: 7 months). The results showed that among…
Descriptors: Social Status, Peer Relationship, Friendship, Racial Relations
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Cameron, Lindsey; Rutland, Adam; Brown, Rupert; Douch, Rebecca – Child Development, 2006
The present research evaluated an intervention, derived from the "extended contact hypothesis," which aimed to change children's intergroup attitudes toward refugees. The study (n=253) tested 3 models of extended contact among 5- to 11-year-old children: dual identity, common ingroup identity, and decategorization. Children read friendship stories…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Refugees, Intervention, Hypothesis Testing