“I Don’t Care Whether They’Re Rich or Poor”: Children’s Class-Based Social Preferences Depend on Effortful Control

Elementary-age children of Chinese immigrant parents (N=169) were administered interviews assessing their preferences for high- or low-SES children across three hypothetical social scenarios. Results indicated children’s preferences for high-SES children across all social scenarios; however, children higher in parent-reported effortful control were less likely to show class-based preferences.