In three studies (N = 854), including one pre-registered study, we examined factors that might influence American parents’ decisions to side with owners versus promote prosociality or sharing when thinking about children's property conflicts. We found that parents’ thinking about property conflicts was affected by the relationships among the parents and their children. Namely, parents were most likely to side with owners when their child was described as transgressing upon another's property. Conversely, when the parents’ child was the owner, they were more likely to encourage sharing. Parents’ explanations revealed that their decisions were a reflection of their personal beliefs about the importance of personal rights and/or promoting prosociality. The findings also suggested that some parents were reasoning in nuanced ways about the importance of teaching children about consent and its link to ownership. The findings from these studies have bearing on the potential role of parental input in young children's appreciation of owners’ rights. These results suggest that parents may be providing children with some informative input regarding the nature of ownership rights such as when they matter most.

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所有权何时重要？父母对孩子财产冲突的推理

在三项研究中（N = 854），包括一项预先注册的研究，我们研究了可能影响美国父母在考虑孩子的财产冲突时决定支持所有者还是促进亲社会性或分享的因素。我们发现父母对财产冲突的思考受到父母与子女之间关系的影响。也就是说，当他们的孩子被描述为侵犯他人财产时，父母最有可能站在业主一边。相反，当父母的孩子是主人时，他们更有可能鼓励分享。父母的解释表明，他们的决定反映了他们对个人权利的重要性和/或促进亲社会性的个人信念。调查结果还表明，一些父母正在以微妙的方式推理教育孩子同意的重要性及其与所有权的联系。这些研究的结果与父母投入在幼儿理解所有者权利中的潜在作用有关。这些结果表明，父母可能会向孩子提供有关所有权性质的一些信息输入，例如何时最重要。