The development of digital ownership in children.
Development
Digital ownership
Digital piracy
Morality
Ownership
Pre-registered
Journal
Journal of experimental child psychology
ISSN: 1096-0457
Titre abrégé: J Exp Child Psychol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985128R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2022
12 2022
Historique:
received:
26
01
2022
revised:
28
06
2022
accepted:
09
07
2022
pubmed:
9
8
2022
medline:
30
8
2022
entrez:
8
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The current study examined whether, for children and adults, behaviors that are considered violations of property rights in the case of physical property are likewise viewed as violations in the case of digital property. In this preregistered study (N = 156), 5- to 10-year-old children and adults heard a story about a person who downloaded a digital file (e.g., an e-book that she did not own) onto her personal computer (digital) versus a person who put a physical item (e.g., a book that she did not own) into her bag (physical). Participants were asked to evaluate how okay each behavior is. We found that from 5 years of age children evaluated taking a physical object more negatively than downloading a digital file, which was also the pattern observed in adults. Furthermore, by 9 years of age children were equivalent to adults in their evaluation of downloading digital files. The current study has implications for the development of ownership in children.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35939871
pii: S0022-0965(22)00148-5
doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2022.105519
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105519Informations de copyright
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