Peacemaking and consolation in Japanese preschoolers witnessing peer aggression
Peacemaking and consolation in Japanese preschoolers witnessing peer aggression
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DOI:
10.1037/0735-7036.120.1.48
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Hasegawa, Toshikazu
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作者:
Fujisawa, Keiko K.;Kutsukake, Nobuyuki;Hasegawa, Toshikazu
This article reports developmental changes relating to reconciliation and bystanders' affiliation with victims of aggression (i.e., consolation) among 3- to 5-year-old Japanese preschool children. Use of the postconflict-matched control (PC-MC) method revealed that the frequency with which reconciliation and consolation were offered to a victim increased steeply in 5-year-olds, compared with 3- and 4-year-olds. The complexity of contextual factors affecting the occurrence of reconciliation and the form of consolation increased with age. Consolation occurred more often before reconciliation than after among all but the 3-year-olds and occurred more often when no reconciliation occurred than when it did occur among all classes. These findings support the view that consolation functions as a substitute for reconciliation, lessening the tension experienced by the victim of aggression.