Child Fairness Development Across Seven Societies

866 child pairs aged 4 to 15 participated in a standardized resource decision task across seven diverse societies. The dataset captures the development of fairness behaviors, specifically measuring disadvantageous and advantageous inequity aversion. The research was conducted by Peter R. Blake and published in 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze the emergence of disadvantageous inequity aversion across different age groups from 4 to 15 years.
• Compare the development of advantageous inequity aversion across the seven distinct societies studied.
• Model the relationship between a child's age and their fairness decision in the standardized resource task.
• Investigate cross-cultural patterns in fairness behavior using data from 866 child pairs.

Strengths

• Data from 866 child pairs provides a substantial sample for developmental analysis.
• Standardized task administered across seven diverse societies enables cross-cultural comparison.
• Focus on two specific fairness metrics (disadvantageous and advantageous inequity aversion) provides analytical clarity.
• Clear temporal context with data collected up to a 2020 publication.

Limitations

• Specific column names and data structure are not provided in the input, limiting immediate usability.
• The dataset is a static research snapshot from a specific study, not updated over time.
• Geographic coverage is described as 'seven diverse societies' but specific locations are not listed.

Provenance

Source

Dryad digital repository.

Collection Method

Standardized resource decision task administered to child pairs.

Time Range

Study period not specified; publication date is 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-06-24.

Geography

Seven diverse societies (specific locations not listed).