幼儿面子谎行为与面子意识研究

本文研究了幼儿的面子谎行为和面子意识。被试为幼儿园大班幼儿60名(平均年龄5．72岁),中班60名(平均年龄4．74岁),小班40名(平均年龄3．75岁),面子谎行为通过幼儿评画行为测得,而面子意识则通过评价说面子谎故事获得。实验结果表明：大班、中班幼儿明显具有面子谎行为,但两年龄组的幼儿面子谎行为的发生率没有显著差异,小班幼儿没有面子谎行为;幼儿面子意识基本上不存在。说明幼儿面子谎行为的发展远远先于面子意识的形成。

A Study of the Relationships Between Face-Saving Behaviors and Face Concept in Preschoolers

The present study investigated preschoolers' understanding of the concept of "face" and their actual lying behaviors to save another person's face. The participants were 60 senior kindergarten children (mean age=5.72 years), 60 middle kindergarten children (mean age=4.74 years), and 40 junior kindergarten children (mean age=3.75 years). Children's understanding of the "face" concept was assessed by story-reading methods and their actual "face-saving" lying behavior was elicited by their evaluation of another's drawings. The results showed that the two older groups told face-saving lies whereas the youngest children did not. However, the children of all the age groups failed to show any understanding of the "face" concept. Our findings suggest that children's "face-saving" behavior precedes their conceptual understanding.