The current study investigated children's judgments on procedural justice and its outcomes
when the candidates were equal in merit but different in need. A total of 88 children (41 girls …

When it is not possible to distribute resources equitably to everyone, people look for an
equitable or just procedure. In the current study, we investigated young children's sense of …

One persistent and pernicious feature of outstanding social inequality is that even relatively
extreme forms of inequality can be justified with reference to merit-based considerations …

Adults prefer fair processes (“procedural justice”) over equal outcomes (“distributive justice”).
This preference impacts their judgments of others in addition to their willingness to …

This study examined young children's judgments of resource distributions that either
adhered to or diverged from principles of equality, equity, or merit in straightforward, peer …

Adults and children dislike inequity—people being paid unequally for equal work. However,
adults will allow inequity if the inequity is determined using an impartial procedure …

There are two forms of unfairness widely studied in resource allocation settings:
disadvantageous inequity (DI) in which one receives less than the partner and …

While previous studies have documented children's consideration of merit in fairness
decisions, less is known about specifically how merit has been conceptualized by children …

The present study investigated age-related changes regarding children's (N= 136)
conceptions of fairness and others' welfare in a merit-based resource allocation paradigm …

Children tend to view equal resource distributions as more fair than unequal ones, but will
sometimes view even unequal distributions as fair. However, less is known about how …