TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural influences on sharer and recipient behavior
T2 - Sharing in Chinese and Indian preschool children
AU - Rao, Nirmala
AU - Stewart, Sunita Mahtani
PY - 1999/3
Y1 - 1999/3
N2 - Seventy-two 4-year-old Chinese and Indian children were paired with a friend and with an acquaintance in their class. One child (sharer) was given 10 pieces each of his or her preferred and nonpreferred foods, whereas the partner (recipient) was given one piece of each of the same foods. Sharing incidents were classified to indicate whether they were initiated by the sharer (spontaneous sharing) or due to the recipients' behavior (elicited and passive sharing). Friendship did not influence either the quantity or quality of sharing. Results indicated that young Asian children were more likely to share spontaneously and less likely to elicit sharing. Chinese children showed more spontaneous sharing than did Indian children; the majority of sharing incidents in the Indian sample were classified as passive sharing. Findings highlight the importance of cultural beliefs on young children's behavior and of considering the interactive effects of the sharers' and recipients' behaviors on each other.
AB - Seventy-two 4-year-old Chinese and Indian children were paired with a friend and with an acquaintance in their class. One child (sharer) was given 10 pieces each of his or her preferred and nonpreferred foods, whereas the partner (recipient) was given one piece of each of the same foods. Sharing incidents were classified to indicate whether they were initiated by the sharer (spontaneous sharing) or due to the recipients' behavior (elicited and passive sharing). Friendship did not influence either the quantity or quality of sharing. Results indicated that young Asian children were more likely to share spontaneously and less likely to elicit sharing. Chinese children showed more spontaneous sharing than did Indian children; the majority of sharing incidents in the Indian sample were classified as passive sharing. Findings highlight the importance of cultural beliefs on young children's behavior and of considering the interactive effects of the sharers' and recipients' behaviors on each other.
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U2 - 10.1177/0022022199030002005
DO - 10.1177/0022022199030002005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033443444
SN - 0022-0221
VL - 30
SP - 219
EP - 241
JO - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
IS - 2
ER -