Children across three diverse populations expressed more positive emotions during peer collaboration than during individual activity, with the effect strongest among German and weakest among Hai||om children¶
Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Subclaims¶
Reading the evidence codes
q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r
the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.
This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.
q3 i? Children across populations showed higher positive affect during collaboration compared to individual trials, but the size of this effect differed between societies. → Stengelin R 2020
Evidence¶
Stengelin R 2020¶
Stengelin R, Hepach R, Haun DBM (2020) Cultural variation in young children's social motivation for peer collaboration and its relation to the ontogeny of Theory of Mind. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0242071. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242071
q3 · i? · causal · r2
Linear mixed model on 240 children (120 dyads) from urban German, rural Hai||om, and rural Ovambo populations, coding positive emotional expressions during collaboration vs. individual trials. "Children across populations showed higher positive affect during collaboration, as compared to individual trials" with a significant Population × Condition interaction (χ²(2) = 31.62, p < .001).
"Children across populations showed higher positive affect during collaboration, as compared to individual trials. However, this size of this effect differed between societies"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Across populations, children's positive emotional expressions selectively during collaboration predicted their Theory of Mind skills — related
- Children's explicit preferences for collaboration varied markedly across populations and ages: German children preferred collaboration, Hai||om children preferred individual activity, and Ovambo children shifted toward individual preference with age — related
- The link between children's affect index and their subsequent collaboration preferences varied with age, with the two proxies for social motivation becoming dissociated in older children — related
- Children expressed more positive emotions in trials with high rewards compared to low rewards, validating the affect coding scheme — related
Page metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
type |
claim |
id |
positive-emotions-during-collaboration-cross-cultural |
title |
Children across three diverse populations expressed more positive emotions during peer collaboration than during individual activity, with the effect strongest among German and weakest among Hai||om children |
description |
Children across three diverse populations expressed more positive emotions during peer collaboration than during individual activity, with the effect strongest among German and weakest among Hai||om children |
status |
review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2020 |
generated |
by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
trust |
unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
sources |
1 — stengelin-r-2020 |
Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.