Previous research debated whether and to which extent normative views and own resource distribution behavior in childhood are dissociated or aligned. The present study aims to advance this debate by examining the relation from two different methodological viewpoints within the same study. Here, 4–6-year-old children’s (N = 91) normative views and distribution behavior when confronted with a rich friend and a poor non-friend were assessed. Children’s spontaneous protest and affirmation toward distributors, evaluations, and punishment judgments served as normative indicators. Looking at average normative views and behavior, preschoolers held a normative view toward rectifying inequalities while favoring the rich friend themselves. Looking at the consistency of interindividual differences, preschooler’s normative view correlated with behavior. The study highlights that the relation between normative views and behavior is characterized by both dissociation and coherence.

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童年时期的规范观点和资源分配行为：在群体层面分离，但在个体层面相关联

以前的研究争论过儿童时期的规范观点和自己的资源分配行为是否以及在多大程度上是分离的或一致的。本研究旨在通过在同一研究中从两种不同的方法论观点检验这种关系来推进这一争论。在这里，4-6 岁儿童（N= 91) 评估了面对富有的朋友和贫穷的非朋友时的规范观点和分配行为。儿童对经销商的自发抗议和肯定、评价和惩罚判断作为规范性指标。从一般的规范观点和行为来看，学龄前儿童对纠正不平等持有规范观点，同时偏爱有钱的朋友。从个体差异的一致性来看，学龄前儿童的规范观点与行为相关。该研究强调规范性观点与行为之间的关系具有分离性和连贯性。