The effects of social comparison on social emotions and behavior during childhood: The ontogeny of envy and Schadenfreude predicts developmental changes in equity-related decisions

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 198-209

  Steinbeis, Nikolaus ^a   Singer, Tania ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child development; Envy; Equity related decisions; Prosocial behavior; Schadenfreude; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MALE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JEALOUSY; MALE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84875527930     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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