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  • Group membership, group norms, empathy, and young children's intentions to aggress

    Author(s)
    Nesdale, Drew
    Milliner, Ella
    Duffy, Amanda
    Griffiths, Judith A
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Duffy, Amanda L.
    Nesdale, Drew R.
    Year published
    2009
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    Abstract
    This study assessed the effect of ingroup norms and empathy on 6 and 9-year-old children's (N = 161) attitudes and aggressive intentions towards outgroup members. Prior to an intergroup drawing competition against an outgroup, participants' empathy was measured, and they were randomly assigned to a simulated group with a norm of direct or indirect aggression, or no aggression norm. Results indicated participants' attitudes were less positive towards the outgroup versus the ingroup, and that both direct and indirect aggressive intentions were displayed towards the outgroup. Most importantly, the ingroup was liked less when ...
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    This study assessed the effect of ingroup norms and empathy on 6 and 9-year-old children's (N = 161) attitudes and aggressive intentions towards outgroup members. Prior to an intergroup drawing competition against an outgroup, participants' empathy was measured, and they were randomly assigned to a simulated group with a norm of direct or indirect aggression, or no aggression norm. Results indicated participants' attitudes were less positive towards the outgroup versus the ingroup, and that both direct and indirect aggressive intentions were displayed towards the outgroup. Most importantly, the ingroup was liked less when it had an aggression norm, and the participants' aggressive intentions were not enhanced by the group aggression norm. Empathy was a significant negative predictor of direct but not indirect aggression intentions. Implications for understanding the instigation and inhibition of children's aggression intentions are discussed.
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    Journal Title
    Aggressive Behavior
    Volume
    35
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.20303
    Subject
    Criminology
    Applied and developmental psychology
    Biological psychology
    Social and personality psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/30279
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