scholarly journals The Effects of Perspective-Taking on Prosocial Behavior in Early Childhood

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizky Drupadi ◽  
Yulia Ayriza
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Perspective Taking

scholarly journals The Experience of Empathy in Everyday Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 095679762199520
Author(s):  
Gregory John Depow ◽  
Zoë Francis ◽  
Michael Inzlicht
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Trait Empathy

We used experience sampling to examine perceptions of empathy in the everyday lives of a group of 246 U.S. adults who were quota sampled to represent the population on key demographics. Participants reported an average of about nine opportunities to empathize per day; these experiences were positively associated with prosocial behavior, a relationship not found with trait measures. Although much of the literature focuses on the distress of strangers, in everyday life, people mostly empathize with very close others, and they empathize with positive emotions 3 times as frequently as with negative emotions. Although trait empathy was negatively associated only with well-being, empathy in daily life was generally associated with increased well-being. Theoretically distinct components of empathy—emotion sharing, perspective taking, and compassion—typically co-occur in everyday empathy experiences. Finally, empathy in everyday life was higher for women and the religious but not significantly lower for conservatives and the wealthy.

scholarly journals Empathic Behavior in Early Childhood under Condition of Taking the Mom’s Role in the Play

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
T.O. Yudina
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Empathic Behavior

Following the modern theoretical and empirical data on the problem of relation between the role-taking and empathy abilities we supposed that empathic behavior in early childhood could be realized through acquiring the role “mom” within the role playing. In order to test our suppose we have conducted the ingroup experiment with 36 toddlers (M=35 months) and compared the frequency of the empathic behavior under two conditions: 1) taking the role of mom and 2) taking the role of friend by the toddler withing the experimental story-play with toys. According to our hypothesis we expected that children would display the empathic behavior more frequent in the condition of taking the mom’s role. Our hypothesis was not confirmed since the difference between conditions has been not significant. Such results reveal that the parental models do not serve significant mediating role in the child’s learning of prosocial behavior.

scholarly journals Hubungan antara Empati dengan Tingkah laku Prososial dalam kalangan Pelajar Kejuruteraan Universiti

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Fatin Afifah Mohd Sukeri ◽  
Mastura Mahfar ◽  
Mohammad Saipol Mohd Sukor
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Prosocial Tendencies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

Prosocial behavior is any form of act or activity that is intended to help or give another person the benefit without expecting any reward. One of the factors that can contribute to prosocial behavior is empathy. This study was conducted to identify the relationship between empathy and university students’ prosocial behaviors at one of the schools of engineering. A total of 94 fourth-year engineering students were selected by employing a simple random sampling method in this study. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), and the Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM) questionnaires were used to measure empathy and prosocial behavior. The study used descriptive statistical analysis through scores, mean and frequency to measure the level of empathy and prosocial behavior, while inferential statistics used t-test to measure differences in prosocial behavior by gender, and Pearson's correlation to identify the relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior. The findings of the study show that the levels of empathy and prosocial behavior of the respondents are moderate. There was no significant difference of prosocial behavior based on gender. Correlation analysis revealed that there was a relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior. All the dimensions of empathy which are “fantasy”, “perspective-taking”, “empathic concern” and “personal distress” have significant positive relationships with prosocial behavior.

Predicting differentiated developmental trajectories of prosocial behavior: A 12-year longitudinal study of children facing early risks and vulnerabilities

2020 ◽  
pp. 016502542093563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinxin Shi ◽  
Idean Ettekal ◽  
Jeffrey Liew ◽  
Steven Woltering
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
Peer Rejection ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Stable Class

The current study examined the heterogeneity in the development of school-based prosocial behavior from Grades 1 to 12 and the role of multiple early childhood antecedents in predicting heterogeneous developmental trajectories of prosocial behavior in a sample of 784 children facing early risks and vulnerabilities (predominantly from low-income families and academically at risk; 52.6% male). In alignment with the risk and resilience framework, antecedents consisted of risk and protective factors from both individual (i.e., ego-resilient personality, behavior problems, intelligence, academic performance, gender, and ethnicity) and contextual domains (i.e., maternal support and responsiveness, family socioeconomic adversity, teacher–child warmth and conflict, and peer acceptance and rejection). We identified four distinct prosocial trajectories including a high-stable (52.5%), high-desisting (15%), moderate-increasing (20.6%), and low-stable class (11.9%). Results revealed that the low-stable, high-desisting, and moderate-increasing classes were associated with lower ego resiliency, higher behavior problems, lower teacher–child warmth, higher teacher–child conflict, and peer rejection in early childhood, compared to the high-stable group. Boys and African Americans were more likely to be in the low-stable, high-desisting, and moderate-increasing classes. Individual characteristics such as ego-resilient personality and contextual influences such as teacher–child warmth served as common protective antecedents. Interestingly, teacher–child conflict served as a unique predictor for the high-desisting class, and behavior problems and peer rejection served as unique predictors for the low-stable class.

LINKING CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORLDS: PERSPECTIVETAKING IN PARENT-CHILD AND PEER CONTEXTS

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 509-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Fitzgerald ◽  
Karen J. White
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Interpersonal Understanding ◽  
Parent Child

Parental use of victim-centered discipline (VCD) (Hoffman, 1975) was examined as it related to children's perspective-taking, social behavior, and peer acceptance. Participants were 93 (50 girls, 43 boys) primarily Caucasian (87%) school-age children. Perspective-taking was assessed via Selman's (1979) interpersonal understanding interview. Peers, parents, and teachers assessed social behavior. Nominations and play ratings determined peer acceptance. Results indicated that VCD was positively related to children's perspective-taking. Perspective-taking was negatively related to aggression and positively related to prosocial behavior. Results suggested perspective-taking mediates the previous relationship established between VCD and social behavior. Peer acceptance was negatively related to aggression and positively related to prosocial behavior. Age and socioeconomic status also were related to the pattern of relationships between VCD, perspective-taking, and social behavior.

Cognitive and Social Play of Australian Preschoolers

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley R. Wyver ◽  
Susan H. Spence
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Pretend Play ◽  
Social Play ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Early Childhood Programs ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

This paper reports on the play behaviours of preschoolers aged 49–64 months. The study was conducted in four Sydney preschools, with children being observed during their outdoor free play. Most participants engaged in a variety of play behaviours, many of which have been linked with cognitive development in previous research (constructive play, sociodramatic play, associative social play). However, thematic pretend play, which has been found to have an important role in many areas of development, including perspective taking, language, impulse control and divergent problem solving, was part of the play repertoire of only 20% of children observed. Likewise, only 24% of children engaged in cooperative social play, which has been found to have a role in the development of divergent problem solving skills. It is argued that staff working within early childhood programs may benefit from training in the use of programs designed to assist young children in the development of play skills.

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