Children's evaluations of and reactions to racial discrimination.
Children's evaluations of and reactions to racial discrimination.
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DOI：
10.1037/dev0001542
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发表时间：
2023-05
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4
通讯作者：
Katharine E. Scott;Madeline A Henkel;Olivia M Moens;P. Devine;Kristin Shutts
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作者：
Katharine E. Scott;Madeline A Henkel;Olivia M Moens;P. Devine;Kristin Shutts
尽管儿童对抗其他儿童的种族偏见--特别是对偏见的目标--的潜在好处，但人们对幼儿在观察到种族歧视事件时的反应知之甚少。在目前的研究中，儿童参与者完成了一项新的测量，旨在测试他们对另一名儿童的种族歧视行为的反应。这项措施展示了与参与者种族(亚裔、拉丁裔或白人)匹配的主角反复将黑人儿童排除在不同社交活动之外的情景。参与者评估了主人公的行为，并有机会与主人公对峙。一项初步研究和一项完整的预先登记研究都表明，这项新的测量方法在参与者中具有很高的可靠性，并且参与者之间存在很大的变异性(初步研究：54名美国白人5-7岁儿童，27名女孩，27名男孩，家庭收入中位数范围为125,001美元-150,000美元；完整研究：N=126名美国4-10岁儿童，33.33%亚洲人，33.33%拉丁裔人，33.33%白人，56名女孩，70名男孩，家庭收入中位数：120,001美元-125,000美元)。在完整的研究中，年龄较大的儿童和父母报告的种族社会化程度较高的儿童对主角的行为给予了更负面的评价；年龄较大的儿童也更有可能对抗主角。参与者本身的种族或他们先前接触的种族多样性都不影响他们对歧视的评价或对抗。这一结果对于理解儿童通过规范其他儿童的种族偏见和行为而成为社会变革推动者的潜力具有重要意义。(JuncINFO数据库记录(C)2023 APA，保留所有权利)。
Despite the potential benefits of children's confrontations of other children's racial biases-especially for targets of bias-little is known about how young children react upon observing instances of racial discrimination. In the present research, child participants completed a novel measure designed to test their reactions to another child's racially discriminatory behavior. The measure presented scenarios in which a protagonist who matched the participant's race (Asian, Latinx, or White) repeatedly excluded Black children from different social activities. Participants evaluated the protagonist's behavior and had an opportunity to confront the protagonist. Both a pilot study and a full preregistered study revealed that the novel measure had high reliability within participants and substantial variability across participants (pilot study: N = 54 U.S. White 5-7-year-olds, 27 girls, 27 boys, median household income range of $125,001-$150,000; full study: N = 126 U.S. 4-10-year-olds, 33.33% Asian, 33.33% Latinx, 33.33% White, 56 girls, 70 boys, median household income: $120,001-$125,000). In the full study, older children and children whose parents reported more racial socialization rated the protagonist's behavior more negatively; older children were also more likely to confront the protagonist. Neither participants' own race nor their prior exposure to racial diversity impacted their evaluations or confrontations of discrimination. The results have implications for understanding children's potential to serve as agents of social change by regulating other children's racial biases and behaviors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).