Bias against people seen as physically dirty can emerge in children as young as five years old and persist into adulthood, according to new research from Boston College and Franklin & Marshall College.
The findings, published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, show these prejudices include those who are sick and may hold implications for people diagnosed with COVID-19.
In three experiments involving approximately 260 participants, the study found that children’s and adults’ biases were stronger when evaluating similarly-aged peers.
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