同龄人性别不一致的实验证据引发儿童的非人性化:发展轨迹,形式和欺凌的联系
Marshall M C Hui1, Karson T F Kung1
1Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Developmental science
|September 5, 2025
概括
年龄在9-12岁的孩子将不符合性别的同龄人视为非人类,并认为他们的心理状态较差. 这种非人性化部分解释了他们对这些同龄人的欺凌.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学
- 社会心理学
- 童年研究
背景情况:
- 性别不符合 (GN) 的儿童面临更高的欺凌和社会排斥风险.
- 对于儿童对其他国家同龄人的偏见背后的社会认知机制的理解有限.
- 剥夺人性是偏见与欺凌的潜在机制.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童对 GN 同龄人的发展轨迹和非人性化形式.
- 检查非人性化和欺凌对外籍同龄人的倾向之间的关系.
- 探索儿童观念中的微妙和公然的非人化形式.
主要方法:
- 在香港对472名5至12岁的中国儿童进行了截面研究.
- 使用符合性别 (GC) 和GN同龄人的图片进行实验操纵.
- 评估明显的 (类似人类/类似昆虫的规模) 和微妙的 (思维感知任务) 非人化.
- 对欺凌倾向的测量.
主要成果:
- 在9-10岁时, 无论同龄人的性别如何, 孩子们都表现出明显和微妙的非人性化.
- 年龄较大的孩子 (9-12岁) 认为GN同龄人与GC同龄人相比不太像人,精神状态较少/不那么多样.
- 显而易见的非人性化部分调解了年龄与对外族同龄人的欺凌倾向之间的关系.
结论:
- 孩子们对外籍同龄人的非人性化现象在中年就出现了,
- 这些发现凸显了非人性化在对国外儿童的偏见和侵略中所起的作用.
- 针对儿童对其他国家同龄人的非人性化的干预措施可能是有益的.
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