How do Children Evaluate the Gossiper of Negative Gossip?
How do Children Evaluate the Gossiper of Negative Gossip?
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孩子如何评价负面八卦的八卦者？
DOI：
10.1111/jpr.12279
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
0.8
通讯作者：
Tessei Kobayashi
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作者：
Asami Shinohara;Yasuhiro Kanakogi;Yuko Okumura;Tessei Kobayashi
在这项研究中，我们调查了儿童如何评价长舌妇。有两种相互冲突的方式，孩子们评价的负面八卦另一个人的八卦。一个是他们认为负面八卦的八卦者是坏的，因为说别人的负面话可以被视为间接的攻击。另一种是，他们认为负面八卦的八卦者是好的，因为这样的八卦有利于调节他们与八卦对象的关系。为了解决这个问题，我们让7岁和8岁的奥尔兹选择负面八卦的八卦者或中立八卦的八卦者作为合作伙伴，并在八卦者之间分配资源。我们发现，孩子们通常不会选择负面八卦的八卦者作为合作伙伴，也不会向她分配很多资源，这表明他们认为负面八卦者是坏的。这表明，孩子们对一个八卦者的评价是受八卦的效价而不是八卦的价值的影响。
In this study, we investigated how children evaluate gossipers. There are two conflicting ways in which children evaluate the gossiper of negative gossip about another person. One is that they perceive the gossiper of negative gossip as bad because saying something negative about another person can be seen as indirect aggression. The other is that they perceive the gossiper of negative gossip as good because such gossip is beneficial to regulate their relationship with the gossip's target. To address the issue, we asked 7‐ and 8‐year‐olds to choose the gossiper of negative gossip or the gossiper of neutral gossip as a cooperative partner and to distribute resources between the gossipers. We found that the children often did not choose the gossiper of negative gossip as a partner and did not distribute many resources to her, indicating a perception of the negative gossiper as bad. This suggests that children's evaluation of a gossiper is influenced by the valence of gossip rather than the value of gossip.