Delay of Gratification in Costa Rican Preschoolers: Effect of Trust in the Experimenter and the Socio-Economic Status

This study analyzed the effect of confidence in the experimenter on the performance of a group of Costa Rican preschoolers on self-control. In addition, the effect of socioeconomic status on performance on the marshmallow task was analyzed by a comparison of children from both different schools (public vs private) and different socioeconomic contexts within each school. The sample of participants was 67 children (26 girls, M of age = 63 months, SD = 6.03). Effects were found, both of the confidence in the experimenter and of the socio-economic status in self-control. The implications of this study for future studies with children and families are discussed.

• Autores: Chaverri Chaves, Pablo; Conejo B., L. Diego; León-González, Sara Paola; Arrieta Ávila, Alonso
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2022
• Institución: Corporación Universidad de la Costa
• Repositorio: REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/9720
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/11323/9720; https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
• Palabra clave: Autocontrol; Preescolares; Postergación de la gratificación; Tarea de la golosina; Toma de decisiones; Self-control; Preschoolers; Delay of gratification; Candy test; Decision making; Autocontrole; Pré-escolares; Adiamento da procrastinação; Teste do marshmallow; Tomada de decisão; Maîtrise de soi; Enfants d’âge préscolaire; Report de la gratification; Test du marshmallow; Prise de décision
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)