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Outgroup prosocial giving during childhood: The role of ingroup preference and outgroup attitudes in a divided society
Date Issued
2020-07-06
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Abstract
Amid protracted conflict, children are raised in divided contexts which shape the development of their intergroup attitudes and behaviors. Social Identity Development Theory (SIDT) suggests that ingroup preference may contribute to more negative outgroup attitudes and behaviors in middle childhood. In such contexts, ingroup 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 outgroup prosocial giving was serially mediated by the child’s ingroup symbol preference and negative outgroup 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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British Psychological Society
Zefat Academic College internal institutional grant
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Sage
Journal
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Volume
45
Issue
4
Start Page
337
End Page
344
Copyright (Published Version)
2020 the Authors
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0165-0254
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