The role of audience familiarity and activity outcome in children’s understanding of disclaimers. / Nesbit, Rachel; Watling, Dawn.
In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 06.2019, p. 230-246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of audience familiarity and activity outcome in children’s understanding of disclaimers. / Nesbit, Rachel; Watling, Dawn.
In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 06.2019, p. 230-246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of audience familiarity and activity outcome in children’s understanding of disclaimers
AU - Nesbit, Rachel
AU - Watling, Dawn
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Disclaimers are used prior to expected poor performance to protect the individual from being evaluated negatively by the audience (Lee et al., 1999). In this study 8-, 11-, and 14-year-olds (N = 147) heard stories of a protagonist telling a familiar or unfamiliar peer that they did not think that they would perform well today, followed by either no disclaimer or a disclaimer and the activity outcome. Children judged how the audience would rate the protagonist’s typical performance and character, and judged their response motivation. Children judged that familiar audiences would be more positive about typical performance and character than unfamiliar audiences; this varied depending on disclaimer use and participant sex. Further, children’s typical performance judgements were more positive when the outcome was negative if a disclaimer was offered, with older children recognising the self-presentational motivation in these conditions. Results are explored in relation to children’s understanding of disclaimers.
AB - Disclaimers are used prior to expected poor performance to protect the individual from being evaluated negatively by the audience (Lee et al., 1999). In this study 8-, 11-, and 14-year-olds (N = 147) heard stories of a protagonist telling a familiar or unfamiliar peer that they did not think that they would perform well today, followed by either no disclaimer or a disclaimer and the activity outcome. Children judged how the audience would rate the protagonist’s typical performance and character, and judged their response motivation. Children judged that familiar audiences would be more positive about typical performance and character than unfamiliar audiences; this varied depending on disclaimer use and participant sex. Further, children’s typical performance judgements were more positive when the outcome was negative if a disclaimer was offered, with older children recognising the self-presentational motivation in these conditions. Results are explored in relation to children’s understanding of disclaimers.
KW - audience
KW - familiarity
KW - self-presentation
KW - impression management
KW - disclaimers
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjdp.12269
U2 - 10.1111/bjdp.12269
DO - 10.1111/bjdp.12269
M3 - Article
VL - 37
SP - 230
EP - 246
JO - British Journal of Developmental Psychology
JF - British Journal of Developmental Psychology
SN - 0261-510X
IS - 2
ER -