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Can children recognize pride?

Jessica L Tracy1, Richard W Robins, Kristin H Lagattuta

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8686, USA. jltracy@ucdavis.edu

Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
|September 29, 2005
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Young children can recognize pride nonverbal expressions by age 4, similar to happiness. This ability improves with age, impacting emotion recognition development.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Emotion Recognition

Background:

  • Pride, like basic emotions, has a distinct nonverbal expression recognized by adults.
  • Understanding children's emotion recognition is crucial for social-emotional development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if young children can identify and distinguish the nonverbal expression of pride.
  • To determine the age at which children recognize pride and compare it to happiness and surprise recognition.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with young children.
  • Participants were assessed on their ability to identify pride expressions versus happiness and surprise.

Main Results:

  • Children recognized pride above chance levels by age 4.

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  • Pride recognition was comparable to happiness recognition in young children.
  • Pride, happiness, and surprise recognition improved between ages 3 and 7.
  • Children did not rely on elimination to identify pride expressions.

    • Conclusions:

    • Children develop the ability to recognize pride expressions early in development.
    • Findings contribute to understanding the developmental trajectory of emotion recognition.
    • Early pride recognition has implications for children's social-emotional perception and communication.