In two experiments using a decision-making game, we investigated children's thinking about
regret and relief. In Experiment 1 (N= 43, 31 children [5years 4months to 8years 2months of …

Although recent studies have established that children experience regret from around 6
years, we do not yet know when the ability to anticipate this emotion emerges, despite the …

In two experiments, 4-to 9-year-olds played a game in which they selected one of two boxes
to win a prize. On regret trials the unchosen box contained a better prize than the prize …

Previous research found that children first experience regret at 5 years and relief at 7. In two
experiments, we explored three possibilities for this lag:(1) relief genuinely develops later …

Although a number of studies have examined the developmental emergence of
counterfactual emotions of regret and relief, none of these has used tasks that resemble …

In line with the claim that regret plays a role in decision making, O'Connor, McCormack, and
Feeney (Child Development, 85 (2014) 1995–2010) found that children who reported …

Regret is a common emotion that has important links with decision-making in adults. Recent
research suggests that the ability to experience regret emerges relatively late in …

Counterfactual reasoning about how events could have turned out better is associated with
the feeling of regret. However, developmental studies show a discrepancy between the …

Regret and relief are related to counterfactual thinking and rely on comparison processes
between what has been and what might have been. In this article, we study the development …

Counterfactual emotions, such as regret and relief, are considered important in daily-life
choice behaviour, learning and emotion regulation. A prominent question is from which age …