• Total Sample: 63 (Ages: 5-8 years)

  • Subset Focus: 19 participants

• Age: M = 6.74, SD = 1.11 ; 20 White, 14 Asian or Asian American, 1 Black or African American, 1 Hispanic or Latinx, 2 Arab or Middle Eastern, 7 bi- or multi-racial, 4 Other.

Dyads were given 8 vignettes accompanied with a short story that followed this template:

• Introduces character and trait (e.g., “Jordan is depressed.” or “Jordan is a depressed person.”).​​​​

• Basic explanation of trait (e.g., symptoms “They often feel sad and find it hard to do things they used to love.”)

• Potential prognosis of character after a few years (e.g., “Jordan has been depressed for awhile and may be depressed in 5 years”).

• Potential interaction between reader and character (e.g., “If you meet them, it might be difficult to get them to laugh and play with you”).

They were then given three questions and were encouraged to discuss and answer them. All interactions were audio and video recorded.