ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Inter-group trade-off between intentions and outcomes in children's forgiveness.
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Introduction: Forgiveness plays a vital role in establishing and repairing interpersonal relationships, serving as an indispensable component in the harmonious functioning of human society. In the complex group dynamics, children frequently weigh a transgressor's intentions against the outcomes of transgressions when deciding whether to forgive. Methods: Experiment 1 involved 178 children aged 4-6 years ( Results: The results indicate that: (1) Children are capable of recognizing a transgressor's intention and show more forgiveness to unintentional transgressors compared to intentional ones; (2) Children show more forgiveness to unintentional transgressors who cause negative outcomes than intentional transgressors who yield positive outcomes; (3) When an in-group member commits a transgression, children tend to consider intentions, whereas when an out-group member transgresses, they focus more on the outcomes. Discussion: In conclusion, this suggests that forgiveness in children involves the integration of multiple factors, which also paves the way for examining how collectivist cultures shape early social-cognitive development.
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