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Children's understanding of extended identity

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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:01 authored by M Bennett, Nicola YuillNicola Yuill, Robin BanerjeeRobin Banerjee, S Thomson
As adults, we appreciate that judgments of us may reflect our associations with other people. This article examines the development of "extended identity" (G. R. Semin & K. Papadopoulou, 1989) in children between 5 and 11 years. In Experiment 1, children were presented with hypothetical scenarios in which they imagined a close associate had committed a rule violation in a highly public context. Only the older children judged that they would be evaluated negatively through their association with the wrongdoer and that they themselves would feel embarrassment. Given the late appearance of extended identity, Experiment 2 addressed contexts in which the child was responsible for a younger child, so that accountability for the other was explicitly demanded. In such contexts, an appreciation of extended identity appeared earlier than it did in Experiment 1, in which no responsibility for the other was involved.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Developmental Psychology

ISSN

0012-1649

Publisher

Developmental Psychology

Issue

2

Volume

34

Page range

322-331

ISBN

0012-1649

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  • Psychology Publications

Notes

Statistical analysis and theoretical interpretation of results

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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