Disinhibited social engagement declines with age in middle childhood, with 6-year-olds showing more DSE than 8- and 10-year-olds¶

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q3 i? Post hoc tests showed 6-year-olds displayed more DSE than 8-year-olds and 10-year-olds, with no significant difference between 8- and 10-year-olds. → Fallon 2018

Evidence¶

Fallon 2018¶

Fallon, T. L., Aylett, R., Minnis, H. and Rajendran, G. (2018). Investigating social vulnerability in children using computer mediated role-play. Computers and Education, 125, pp. 458-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2018.06.027

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Post hoc comparisons following the ANOVA in the Results section showed 6-year-olds scored higher than both older groups (both p < 0.001); the 8- vs 10-year-old contrast was not significant (p = .287). No effect size was printed for these contrasts.

"Post hoc tests revealed that 6-year-olds displayed more DSE than 8-year-old s (p < 0.001) and 10 year-olds (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference between 10 & 8-year olds, p = .287."

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Related Claims¶

• The advantage of computer role-play over paper-pencil vignettes in eliciting DSE holds for 6- and 8-year-olds but not for 10-year-olds — related
• The authors report this as the first study to quantify DSE and social vulnerability in typically developing middle-childhood populations — related
• Children display more disinhibited social engagement in a computer-mediated role-play task than in theme-matched paper-pencil vignettes — related
• Theory of Mind is negatively correlated with DSE/social vulnerability scores on both task formats — related