Open AccessPerception of one's own and others' ability by preschool J apanese children
Author(s) -
Watanabe Daisuke,
Yuzawa Masamichi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/jpr.12022
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , developmental psychology , preference , economics , microeconomics , neuroscience
This study examined the perception of one's own and others' ability in preschool J apanese boys and girls. In S tudy 1, 70 J apanese boys and girls aged 4–6 years rated their own and their close friend's ability on their favorite outdoor and indoor activities. In S tudy 2, 65 J apanese children aged 5 and 6 years rated their own and their close friend's ability and guessed that of a nonfriend (a mere acquaintance child in the preschool) on their most and least favorite outdoor and indoor activities. The major findings were as follows: (a) the perception of preschool children's own ability correlates with that of their close friend's ability; (b) ability perception was influenced by preference for the activity and by gender; and (c) no difference was found between ratings for a close friend and a nonfriend according to activities preferences, which differed from the ability perception by preadolescent children.