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Sims, Riley N.; Rizzo, Michael T.; Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2022
This study investigated the role of children's gender stereotypes and peer playmate experiences in shaping their desire to play with peers who hold counterstereotypical preferences (e.g., a boy who likes dolls or a girl who likes trucks). Children (N = 95; 46 girls, 49 boys; 67% White, 18% Black, 8% Latinx, 4% Asian, 3% other; median household…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Peer Relationship, Young Children, Toys
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Cooley, Shelby; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study investigated children's evaluations of peer group members who deviated from group norms about equal and unequal allocation of resources. Children, ages 3.5 to 4 years and 5 to 6 years (N = 73), were asked to evaluate a peer group member who deviated from 1 of 2 group allocation norms: (a) equal allocation of resources, or (b) unequal…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Peer Groups, Behavior Standards, Evaluation
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Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Hitti, Aline; Rutland, Adam; Abrams, Dominic; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Ingroup preferences when deciding who to include in 2 distinct intergroup contexts, gender and school affiliation, were investigated. Children and adolescents, in the 4th (9-10 years) and 8th (13-14 years) grades, chose between including someone in their group who shared their group norm (moral or conventional) or who shared their group membership…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Preferences, Context Effect