揭穿圣诞老人神话:对圣诞老人的怀疑的过程和后果
Candice M Mills1, Thalia R Goldstein2, Pallavi Kanumuru2
1School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas.
Developmental psychology
|November 13, 2023
概括
大多数儿童和成年人在8岁左右发现圣诞老人不是真的,通常是通过证词. 虽然有些人经历了短暂的负面情绪,但大多数人会继续圣诞老人传统与自己的孩子.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
- 认知发展 认知发展
背景情况:
- 从相信圣诞老人到不相信圣诞老人的过渡是一个常见的童年经历.
- 了解这种发育转变为儿童的认知和情绪处理提供了洞察力.
研究的目的:
- 检查孩子和成年人不信圣诞老人的过程和情感后果.
- 调查父母促进和发现方法在这种过渡中的作用.
主要方法:
- 进行了两项研究:第一项研究涉及48名儿童 (6-15岁) 和44名家长;第二项研究调查了383名成年人.
- 参与者回答了关于他们发现圣诞老人的神话,他们的情感反应和父母的影响的问题.
主要成果:
- 不信的平均年龄大约是8岁,有相当大的差异.
- 别人的证词是不信的主要因素,除了个人经验或逻辑推理.
- 大约33%的儿童和50%的成年人报告了负面情绪,这与父母更高的圣诞老人晋升和突然发现有关.
结论:
- 与圣诞老人不信任有关的负面情绪通常是短暂的.
- 大多数参与者打算用自己的孩子来延续圣诞老人传统.
- 调查结果为父母制定了导航孩子不断发展的怀疑和保持信任的策略.
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