Children's Belief in Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13675641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Raymond Blair (Eastern Michigan University, corresponding author), Judy Spitler McKee (Eastern Michigan University), Louise F Jernigan (Eastern Michigan University) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 691-694 |
| Publication date | 1980-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3.691 |
| OpenAlex | W2171524298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
147 4- to 10-yr.-old children were identified at the preoperational, transitional, and concrete operation stages of cognitive development and were interviewed as to their beliefs in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy. Both age and stage were significantly related to belief in these fantasy figures, but when age was controlled, the correlations were nonsignificant for stage and belief. The age at which disbelief occurred was about 8 yr. for both boys and girls
Art · Cognition · Cognitive development · Developmental psychology · Fantasy · Literature · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Child and Animal Learning Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2013 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |