@article{ref1,
title="Costly fairness in children is influenced by who is watching",
journal="Developmental psychology",
year="2020",
author="McAuliffe, Katherine and Blake, Peter R. and Warneken, Felix",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Advantageous inequity aversion emerges relatively late in child development, yet the mechanisms explaining its late emergence are poorly understood. Here, we ask whether children begin to reject advantageous inequity, a costly form of fairness, once reputational concerns are in place. Specifically, we examine the role of peer monitoring in promoting fair behavior. In Study 1 (<i>N</i> = 212 pairs; Ages 6 to 9), we test whether children are less likely to reject advantageous allocations depending on who is aware of their behavior. <br><br>RESULTS show that children are more likely to accept advantageous allocations when their peer partner is unaware of their advantage. In Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 134 pairs; Ages 8 and 9), we show that this effect is driven specifically by whether the affected peer partners can see the allocation and not by whether third-party peer observers witness the decision. Together, these results shed light on the factors influencing fairness development in childhood and, more specifically, suggest that advantageous inequity aversion is influenced by a desire to appear fair to those getting the short end of the stick. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0012-1649",
doi="10.1037/dev0000888",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0000888"
}