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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/csdc.2012.2.2.123

Affective Decision-Making among Preschool Children in Diverse Cultural Contexts  

Qu, Li (Nanyang Technological University)
Shan, Gao (Southwest University)
Yip, Cindy (University of Toronto)
Li, Hong (Liaoning Normal University)
Zelazo, Philip David (Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota)
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Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts / v.2, no.2, 2012 , pp. 123-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
The current study examined 3- and 4-year-olds' affective decision-making in a variety of cultural contexts by comparing European Canadian children to Chinese Canadian, Hong Kong Chinese, and mainland Chinese children (N = 245). All children were tested with a delay of gratification task in which children chose between an immediate reward of lower value and a delayed reward of higher value. Results showed that Chinese Canadian and Hong Kong Chinese children chose more delayed rewards than European Canadian children, with mainland Chinese children showing a trend toward more delayed rewards. Across cultures, 4-year-olds chose more delayed rewards than 3-year-olds; and among 4-year-olds, girls made more such choices than boys. The findings are consistent with previous findings that exposure to Chinese culture is associated with better cool executive function, but they also highlight the importance of examining development across diverse cultural contexts.
Keywords
preschool; executive function; affective decision-making; culture;
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