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ERIC Number: EJ1298927
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
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Out-Group Prosocial Giving during Childhood: The Role of In-Group Preference and Out-Group Attitudes in a Divided Society
Shamoa-Nir, Lipaz; Razpurker-Apfeld, Irene; Dautel, Jocelyn B.; Taylor, Laura K.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v45 n4 p337-344 Jul 2021
Amid protracted conflict, children are raised in divided contexts that shape the development of their intergroup attitudes and behaviors. Social identity development theory (SIDT) suggests that in-group preference may contribute to more negative out-group attitudes and behaviors in middle childhood. In such contexts, in-group favoritism may shape resource distribution, a key indicator of prosocial behavior. This study examined the predictors of resource distribution among 387 children (age: M = 9.59, SD = 2.34) of majority (Jewish) and minority (Arab-Muslim) groups in Israel. Rooted in SIDT, a multiple-group chain mediation found that the effect of age on out-group prosocial giving was serially mediated by the child's in-group symbol preference and negative out-group attitudes. The mediation held across both majority and minority groups, highlighting the underlying developmental process of prosocial giving across group lines in a divided society.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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