Amigos imaginarios y la comprensión de las emociones aparentes en niños con edades entre los 3 y 6 años

• Autores: Jacqueline Benavides Delgado
• Localización: Diversitas: perspectivas en psicología, ISSN 1794-9998, Vol. 16, Nº. 2, 2020, págs. 271-281
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.15332/22563067.6294
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Imaginary Friends and Understanding of Apparent Emotions in Children Between 3 to 6 Years Old
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  • español

    La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo establecer si existían diferencias en tres grupos de niños (N = 43, edades entre 3 y 6 años) respecto a la comprensión de las emociones aparentes y la popularidad entre su grupo de compañeros de clase. Los niños fueron clasificados en los siguientes grupos; niños con AI (Amigos Imaginarios, n = 13), niños con OP (Objetos Personificados, n = 15) y niños que no presentaron ninguna de las anteriores formas de imaginación infantil (n = 15). Se utilizaron historias basadas en Harris, et al., (1986), en donde se ejemplificaban emociones aparentes positivas en terceros y emociones aparentes negativas en sí mismos. Los análisis realizados mostraron que no existen diferencias significativas entre los tres grupos respecto a la comprensión de emociones aparentes positivas ni negativas. Los resultados obtenidos tampoco diferencian a los niños de los tres grupos respecto a la popularidad dentro de su grupo de amigos.

  • English

    The aim of this research was to establish differences across three groups of children (N = 43, aged 3 to 6 years old) regarding the understanding of apparent emotions and popularity among their group of classmates. Children were classified into the following groups: children with IF (Imaginary Friends, n = 13), children with PO (Personified Objects, n = 15), and children who did not show any of the previous forms of children's imagination (n = 15). They were tested with stories based on Harris, et al. (1986), which exemplified positive emotions in others and apparent negative emotions in themselves. The analyzes carried out showed that there are no significant differences between the three groups regarding the understanding of apparent positive or negative emotions. Results do not differentiate children from all three groups regarding popularity within their group of friends.

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