Young Children's Responses to Socioeconomic Status in Peer Reward and Punishment

Authors

Joshua R. Namingha, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Peter Reschke Dr., Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Socioeconomic Status

Abstract

This research aimed to determine whether children's understanding of socioeconomic status influences their tendency to reward or punish their peers. The experimenters used the "dictator task" to evaluate children's (ages 7-8) assessments of hypothetical scenarios with participants punishing/rewarding poor and rich children. The results indicate no significant difference in punishment based on socioeconomic status, suggesting limited social class bias at this age.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Namingha, Joshua R. and Reschke, Peter Dr., "Young Children's Responses to Socioeconomic Status in Peer Reward and Punishment" (2025). FHSS Mentored Research Conference. 347.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/fhssconference_studentpub/347

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2025-04-10

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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