She made it with her friend

How social object history influences children's thinking about the value of digital objects

Bibliographic Data

ID21301880
AuthorsKeiana Price (University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro, North Carolina), Jasmine M DeJesus (0000-0002-0981-2481, University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro, North Carolina), Shaylene E Nancekivell (0000-0002-3350-0111, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, Manitoba, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume95
Issue5
Pages1603-1615
Publication date2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/cdev.14093
PMID38563089
OpenAlexW4393436301
LanguageEN
References cited37

Two studies examine how social object histories from collaborative experiences influenced North American children (N = 160, 5–10 years) thinking about the value of digital objects (48% male/51% female; 51% White/24% Black/11% Asian). With forced-choice judgments, Study 1 found (moderate–large effects) that children viewed digital and physical objects with social histories as more special than objects without such histories. On a 10-point scale, Study 2 found (large effects) that children rated digital objects with positive social histories as more special than objects with negative ones. Overall, the studies found that children's tendencies to use object history to understand object value extends into digital contexts. They also reveal how an unexplored kind of history—social history—affects judgments

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Object (grammar) · Value (mathematics) · White (mutation) · Animal and Plant Science Education · Child Development and Digital Technology · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology

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