Varieties of Young Children’s Prosocial Behavior in Zambia: The Role of Cognitive Ability, Wealth, and Inequality Beliefs

Varieties of Young Children’s Prosocial Behavior in Zambia: The Role of Cognitive Ability, Wealth, and Inequality Beliefs

By the 3rd year of life, young children engage in a variety of prosocial behaviors, including helping others attain their goals (instrumental helping), responding to others’ emotional needs (comforting), and sharing resources (costly giving). Recent work suggests that these behaviors emerge early, d...

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Main Authors: Nadia Chernyak, Teresa Harvey, Amanda R. Tarullo, Peter C. Rockers, Peter R. Blake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Zambia
prosocial behavior
inequality
cross-cultural developmental psychology
preschoolers
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02209/full

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