Individual Differences in Toddlers' Prosociality: Experiences in Early Relationships Explain Variability in Prosocial Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Newton, Emily K.; Thompson, Ross A.; Goodman, Miranda
Titel	Individual Differences in Toddlers' Prosociality: Experiences in Early Relationships Explain Variability in Prosocial Behavior
Quelle	In: Child Development, 87 (2016) 6, S.1715-1726 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12631
Schlagwörter	Toddlers; Individual Differences; Regression (Statistics); Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Affective Behavior; Prosocial Behavior; Prediction; Task Analysis; Profiles + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Individueller Unterschied; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Vorhersage; Aufgabenanalyse; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse
Abstract	Latent class logistic regression analysis was used to investigate sources of individual differences in profiles of prosocial behavior. Eighty-seven 18-month-olds were observed in tasks assessing sharing with a neutral adult, instrumentally helping a neutral adult, and instrumentally helping a sad adult. Maternal mental state language (MSL) and maternal sensitivity were also assessed. Despite differing motivational demands across tasks, we found consistency in children's prosocial behavior with three latent classes: no prosocial behavior, moderate prosocial behavior, and frequent instrumental helping across emotional situations. Maternal sensitivity, MSL, and their interaction predicted toddlers' membership in the classes. These findings evidence moderate consistency in early prosocial behaviors and suggest that these capacities are motivated in early relationships with caregivers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01