Psychological Development and Education ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 465-472.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2023.04.02

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The Influence of Recipients' Conventional Rule and Resource Neediness on Sharing Behavior among Preschoolers at Age of 5～6

ZHANG Wenjie1,2, FAN Zeng1, LI Lei1, LIU Yi3, ZHONG Yiping1,2   

  1. 1. School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081;
    2. Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081;
    3. The Second Kindergarten of Yuelu District Preschool Education, Changsha 410000
  • Published:2023-07-19

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Abstract: This study explored the effects of recipients' conventional rule and resource neediness on preschoolers' sharing behavior. A two-factor between-subjects design was used to investigate the difference of sharing behavior among preschoolers aged 5～6 years under different conditions of conventional rule and resource neediness. According to the difference of recipients' conventional rule and resource neediness,the participant would decide the amount of candy to be shared. The results showed that the main effect of conventional rule was significant, and the amount of candy shared by participants to recipients with good behavior in conventional rule was more than that to recipients with bad behavior in conventional rule. The main effect of resource neediness was significant. Compared to recipients without resource neediness, participants shared more candy when recipients preformed resource in need. The interaction between Conventional rule and Resource neediness was significant. Compared with other conditions, when recipients performed good behavior in conventional rule and resource in need, participants shared more candy. These results perhaps indicate that preschoolers prefer to share with recipients who performed good behavior in conventional rule and resource in need. Moreover, our results may indicate that good behavior in conventional rule can induce more generously sharing behavior among preschoolers aged 5～6, in contrast with resource neediness.

Key words: sharing behavior, conventional rule, resource neediness, preschoolers at age of 5～6, recipients

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