Classroom peer preferences and the development of sharing behavior with friends and others

J. Susanne Asscheman, Jin He, Susanne Koot, J. Marieke Buil, Lydia Krabbendam, Pol A.C. van Lier

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Abstract

This study examined the sex-specific developmental trajectories of sharing behavior in the Dictator Game with an anonymous other, best friend, and disliked peer and associations with peer likeability and peer dislikeability in 1,108 children (50.5% boys) followed annually across grades 2–6 (ages 8–12) of elementary school. Results showed that sharing with an anonymous other and disliked peer remained stable over time. Sharing with a best friend decreased slightly between grades 2 and 5 and then remained stable. Girls consistently shared more with all recipients than boys. Moreover, children who were liked by classmates shared more with a best friend, while disliked children shared less with all recipients. Findings emphasize the importance of considering characteristics of both recipient and actor when studying the development of sharing behavior.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)412-423
JournalInternational Journal of Behavioral Development
Volume44
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program [grant numbers 646594, 648082]; the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, program medium sized investments [grant number 480-13-006]; and the ZonMW subsidy: Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, program Youth [grant number 157004001]. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program [grant numbers 646594, 648082]; the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, program medium sized investments [grant number 480-13-006]; and the ZonMW subsidy: Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, program Youth [grant number 157004001].

FundersFunder number
European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program
Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme646594, 648082
European Research Council
ZonMw157004001
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek480-13-006

    Keywords

    • Dictator Game
    • dislikeability
    • elementary school
    • likeability
    • longitudinal
    • sharing behavior

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