Children's and Adults' Affectionate Generosity Toward Members of Different Religious Groups

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3757340
AutoresLarisa Heiphetz (Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, autor de correspondencia), L Young (0000-0001-5178-1853, Boston College), Liane L Young (Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA)
Año2019
Volumen63
Número14
Páginas1910-1937
Fecha de publicación2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764219850870
OpenAlexW2948634173
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas62

This article examines children's and adults' willingness to give a nonmonetary resource-affection-to in-group versus out-group members. In a study of attitudes toward Christian, Jewish, and non-religious people, religious participants-children as well as adults-reported that the religious out-group member was more like them and more likeable than the non-religious character, despite the fact that both characters were members of an out-group. Non-religious participants did not distinguish between out-group characters in response to these questions. Although these patterns emerged among both children and adults, we also found that children reported more affection toward Christian characters than did adults. We discuss implications of the results for the study of generosity as well as for intergroup attitudes, religious cognition, and development

Affection · Developmental psychology · Generosity · Judaism · Theology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology