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Title: Children's Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Their Sharing Decisions: The Role of the Recipient's Neediness
Language: English
Authors: Tal Genzel Toberman, Hagit Sabato (ORCID 0000-0003-2702-3520)
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Development. 2026 50(4):595-604.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Socioeconomic Status, Sharing Behavior, Needs Assessment, Child Behavior, Peer Relationship, Age, Age Differences, Familiarity, Decision Making, Socioeconomic Influences
Geographic Terms: Israel (Jerusalem)
DOI: 10.1177/01650254251361788
ISSN: 0165-0254
1464-0651
Abstract: This study examined the association between children's subjective socioeconomic status, their age, and their sharing decision with a needy recipient versus a recipient on whom no information about need had been provided. Children aged 7-12 (N = 222, 50% girls, M[subscript Age] = 9.60, SD = 1.52) participated in an experiment where they could share tokens with either a needy (poor) child or with one on whom no information about need had been provided. Results revealed that children's sharing increased as a function of age, and that children shared more resources with a needy recipient than with one whose neediness was unknown. Children's subjective socioeconomic status did not directly predict their sharing. However, the three-way interaction between children's subjective socioeconomic status, recipient's neediness and age was significant: only among older children (but not among younger ones), the higher they perceived their own socioeconomic status, the more they shared with a needy recipient. When older participants did not know how needy the recipient was, a higher subjective socioeconomic status was not associated with more sharing. The findings underscore the importance of the interaction between children's subjective perception of their own status, and that of the recipient with whom they share, in shaping their sharing decisions.
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