Living In A Digital World: Children's Reasoning About How Social History Infleunces the Value of Digital and Physical Possessions.
2021-2023
Role: Research Scientist, Study Design, Project Coordination, Analyst
My Masters Thesis examined the personal value children place on objects and possessions in digital worlds.
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In two studies, we examined how collaborative or social experiences related to creating an object influence children’s thinking about its value. Namely, how much an object is liked or is special to its owner. Study 1 examines whether collaborating on creating an object in physical and digital settings influences children’s thinking about how much an object is liked or is special to its owner. Study 2 examines how the quality of social relationships influences how children reason about the value of co-created digital objects.
Publications
Price, K., DeJesus, J. M., & Nancekivell, S. E. (2024). She made it with her friend: How social object history influences children's thinking about the value of digital objects. Child Development, 00, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14093
Posters
Poster entered in the 2023 Student and Early Career Council (SECC) Poster Competition.
Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (March 2023).
Poster presented at the UNCG Graduate Research & Creativity Showcase (April 2023).
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Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society (April 2022).
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Talks
Talk presented at UNC Greensboro's Graduate Research Colloquium (September 2022).