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Abrams, Dominic; Palmer, Sally B.; Rutland, Adam; Cameron, Lindsey; Van de Vyver, Julie – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Research with adults has demonstrated a "black sheep effect" (BSE) whereby, relative to evaluations of normative group members, ingroup deviants are derogated more than outgroup deviants. The developmental subjective group dynamics (DSGD) model holds that the BSE should develop during middle childhood when children apply wider social…
Descriptors: Children, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
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Jones, Sian E.; Manstead, Antony S. R.; Livingstone, Andrew – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
Recent research has shown that a group-level analysis can inform our understanding of school bullying. The present research drew on social identity theory and intergroup emotion theory. Nine- to eleven-year olds were randomly assigned to the same group as story characters who were described as engaging in bullying, as being bullied, or as neither…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Bullying, Group Dynamics, Emotional Response
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Verkuyten, Maykel; De Wolf, Angela – Developmental Psychology, 2007
This study examined how social reality restricts children's tendency for in-group favoritism in group evaluations. Children were faced with social reality considerations and with group identity concerns. Using short stories, in this experimental study, conducted among 3 age groups (6-, 8-, and 10-year-olds), the authors examined the trait…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Group Dynamics, Attribution Theory, Social Cognition