This research explored children's attitudes towards gossipers in relation to gossip valence. Four‐ to 8‐year‐old children (N = 214) read three storybooks containing positive, neutral, or negative gossip statements. Following each book, children were interviewed on whom they viewed as nicer and more honest (ascription of desirable traits), whom they preferred to interact with (social preference), and whom they thought had more friends (perceived popularity), by choosing between a gossiper and a non‐gossiping character. The results indicated that overall, children held more favourable attitudes towards gossipers who made positive than negative or neutral statements about a target. This effect of gossip valence was more pronounced for 6‐ to 8‐year‐olds than for the younger children on the ascription of desirable traits. The findings will add to our understanding of how gossip serves as a source of social influence on children, and may have real‐world implications with regard to children's peer interactions in school context.

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八卦价对儿童八卦态度的影响

这项研究探讨了儿童对闲话价与闲话的态度。4至8岁的儿童（N= 214）阅读三本包含正面，中性或负面八卦陈述的故事书。读完每本书后，对孩子们进行访谈，他们认为他们更友善，更诚实（期望的特质），他们更喜欢与他们互动（社会偏好），并认为他们有更多的朋友（认为受欢迎），可以通过选择闲话和无聊的人物。结果表明，总体而言，孩子们对闲话的态度更为积极，他们对目标的态度要比消极或中立的态度好。在6至8岁的年龄段，八卦价的影响要比年龄较小的儿童更明显，这归因于其理想的性状。这些发现将加深我们对八卦如何对儿童产生社会影响的理解，