Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults
Fairness plays a crucial role in children’s social life and has garnered considerable attention. However, previous research and theories primarily examined the development of children’s fairness behaviors in the conflict between self-interest motivation and fairness-complying motivation, neglecting...
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| author | Han Xu Han Xu Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Ruida Zhu Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Qing Guan Qing Guan |
| author_facet | Han Xu Han Xu Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Ruida Zhu Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Qing Guan Qing Guan |
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| description | Fairness plays a crucial role in children’s social life and has garnered considerable attention. However, previous research and theories primarily examined the development of children’s fairness behaviors in the conflict between self-interest motivation and fairness-complying motivation, neglecting the influence of advantage-seeking motivation. Moreover, despite the well-established role of gain/loss frame in human decision-making, it remains largely unclear whether the framing effect modulates fairness behaviors in children. It was hypothesized that children would exhibit advantage-seeking motivation resulting in more selfish behaviors in the loss context. To examine the hypothesis, we combined an adapted dictator game and computational modeling to investigate various motivations underlying fairness behaviors of children in both loss and gain contexts and to explore the developmental directions by contrasting children and adults. In addition, the current design enabled the dissociation between fairness knowledge and behaviors by asking participants to decide for themselves (the first-party role) or for others (the third-party role). This study recruited a total of 34 children (9–10 years, Mage = 9.82, SDage = 0.38, 16 females) and 31 college students (Mage = 19.81, SDage = 1.40, 17 females). The behavioral results indicated that children behaved more selfishly in first-party and more fairly in third-party than adults, without any significant framing effects. The computational results revealed that both children and adults exhibited aversion to advantageous and disadvantageous inequity in third-party. However, they showed distinct preferences for advantageous inequity in first-party, with advantage-seeking preferences among children and aversion to advantageous inequity among adults. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of children’s social preferences and their developmental directions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1a9ce2b336f4601886e6a040930277b2024-02-14T04:59:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-02-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.13300241330024Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adultsHan Xu0Han Xu1Lanxin Luo2Lanxin Luo3Lanxin Luo4Lanxin Luo5Ruida Zhu6Yue Zhao7Yue Zhao8Yue Zhao9Yue Zhao10Luansu Zhang11Luansu Zhang12Luansu Zhang13Luansu Zhang14Yaqi Zhang15Yaqi Zhang16Yaqi Zhang17Yaqi Zhang18Chunliang Feng19Chunliang Feng20Chunliang Feng21Chunliang Feng22Qing Guan23Qing Guan24School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, GermanyKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaCenter for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaCenter for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaCenter for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaCenter for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences (South China Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaCenter for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, ChinaFairness plays a crucial role in children’s social life and has garnered considerable attention. However, previous research and theories primarily examined the development of children’s fairness behaviors in the conflict between self-interest motivation and fairness-complying motivation, neglecting the influence of advantage-seeking motivation. Moreover, despite the well-established role of gain/loss frame in human decision-making, it remains largely unclear whether the framing effect modulates fairness behaviors in children. It was hypothesized that children would exhibit advantage-seeking motivation resulting in more selfish behaviors in the loss context. To examine the hypothesis, we combined an adapted dictator game and computational modeling to investigate various motivations underlying fairness behaviors of children in both loss and gain contexts and to explore the developmental directions by contrasting children and adults. In addition, the current design enabled the dissociation between fairness knowledge and behaviors by asking participants to decide for themselves (the first-party role) or for others (the third-party role). This study recruited a total of 34 children (9–10 years, Mage = 9.82, SDage = 0.38, 16 females) and 31 college students (Mage = 19.81, SDage = 1.40, 17 females). The behavioral results indicated that children behaved more selfishly in first-party and more fairly in third-party than adults, without any significant framing effects. The computational results revealed that both children and adults exhibited aversion to advantageous and disadvantageous inequity in third-party. However, they showed distinct preferences for advantageous inequity in first-party, with advantage-seeking preferences among children and aversion to advantageous inequity among adults. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of children’s social preferences and their developmental directions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1330024/fullfairnessframing effectinequity aversionadvantage-seekingcomputational model |
| spellingShingle | Han Xu Han Xu Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Lanxin Luo Ruida Zhu Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Yue Zhao Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Luansu Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Yaqi Zhang Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Chunliang Feng Qing Guan Qing Guan Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults Frontiers in Psychology fairness framing effect inequity aversion advantage-seeking computational model |
| title | Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults |
| title_full | Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults |
| title_fullStr | Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults |
| title_short | Common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults |
| title_sort | common and distinct equity preferences in children and adults |
| topic | fairness framing effect inequity aversion advantage-seeking computational model |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1330024/full |
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