Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion.
This study examined the effect of gaming context on young children's prosocial behaviors. Dyads of 4- to 5-year-old children (N = 96) played the same game cooperatively, competitively, or solitarily. After playing the game for a total of ten minutes, sharing with and social inclusion of uninvol...
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| description | This study examined the effect of gaming context on young children's prosocial behaviors. Dyads of 4- to 5-year-old children (N = 96) played the same game cooperatively, competitively, or solitarily. After playing the game for a total of ten minutes, sharing with and social inclusion of uninvolved third-parties as well as free play with previous co-players was observed. Children shared less with third-parties after playing the game competitively than after playing it cooperatively. Playing a solitary game resulted in intermediate levels of sharing. The structure of the game did not differentially impact measures of social inclusion or free play. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21f96421007341ecafa9e5399b0b643b2022-12-21T18:24:17ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01148e022109210.1371/journal.pone.0221092Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion.Theo ToppeSusanne HardeckerDaniel B M HaunThis study examined the effect of gaming context on young children's prosocial behaviors. Dyads of 4- to 5-year-old children (N = 96) played the same game cooperatively, competitively, or solitarily. After playing the game for a total of ten minutes, sharing with and social inclusion of uninvolved third-parties as well as free play with previous co-players was observed. Children shared less with third-parties after playing the game competitively than after playing it cooperatively. Playing a solitary game resulted in intermediate levels of sharing. The structure of the game did not differentially impact measures of social inclusion or free play.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221092 |
| spellingShingle | Theo Toppe Susanne Hardecker Daniel B M Haun Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion. PLoS ONE |
| title | Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion. |
| title_full | Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion. |
| title_fullStr | Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion. |
| title_short | Playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers' sharing with third-parties, but not social inclusion. |
| title_sort | playing a cooperative game promotes preschoolers sharing with third parties but not social inclusion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221092 |
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