Implicit Racial Biases in Preschool Children and Adults From Asia and Africa

This research used an Implicit Racial Bias Test to investigate implicit racial biases among 3- to 5-year-olds and adult participants in China (N = 213) and Cameroon (N = 257). In both cultures, participants displayed high levels of racial biases that remained stable between 3 and 5 years of age. Unl...

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Published in:Child development 2016-01, Vol.87 (1), p.285-296
Main Authors: Qian, Miao K., Heyman, Gail D., Quinn, Paul C., Messi, Francoise A., Fu, Genyue, Lee, Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Cameroon
Cameroon - ethnology
Child Development
Child psychology
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Children
China
China - ethnology
Cross Cultural Studies
EMPIRICAL ARTICLES
Female
Foreign Countries
Humans
Male
Preschool Children
Race
Racial Bias
Racism
Racism - ethnology
Social interactions
Social Status
Tests
Young Adult
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Summary:This research used an Implicit Racial Bias Test to investigate implicit racial biases among 3- to 5-year-olds and adult participants in China (N = 213) and Cameroon (N = 257). In both cultures, participants displayed high levels of racial biases that remained stable between 3 and 5 years of age. Unlike adults, young children's implicit racial biases were unaffected by the social status of the other-race groups. Also, unlike adults, young children displayed overt explicit racial biases, and these biases were dissociated from their implicit biases. The results provided strong evidence for the early emergence of implicit racial biases and point to the need to reduce them in early childhood.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.12442