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From cleaning up to helping out: parental socialization and children's early prosocial behavior

Dana M Pettygrove1, Stuart I Hammond, Erin L Karahuta

  • 1University of North Carolina, Department of Psychology, Chapel Hill, United States.

Infant Behavior & Development
|October 22, 2013
PubMed

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Parental socialization techniques influence infant prosocial behavior, with methods and outcomes varying by age. Early childhood development shows distinct patterns in helping and sharing based on caregiver interactions.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Parental socialization is crucial for shaping children's social behaviors.
  • Infants' prosocial behaviors, such as helping and sharing, emerge early in development.
  • Understanding the link between parenting and prosociality is key to fostering positive child development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between parental socialization strategies and infant prosocial behavior.
  • To examine how this relationship differs between 18-month-old and 30-month-old children.
  • To identify specific socialization techniques associated with helping and sharing behaviors in infants.

Main Methods:

  • Study involved sixty-three infants at 18 and 30 months of age.
  • Parents' socialization techniques (directives, negotiation, reasoning) were observed and categorized.
  • Infants' prosocial behaviors, specifically helping and sharing, were assessed.

Main Results:

  • Parental socialization techniques varied significantly between the 18- and 30-month-old groups.
  • The association between specific socialization methods and prosocial behaviors differed by age.
  • Certain parenting approaches were more strongly related to helping and sharing in one age group compared to the other.

Conclusions:

  • Parental socialization plays a dynamic role in the development of infant prosocial behavior.
  • Age-specific differences exist in both socialization practices and their impact on early prosociality.
  • Targeted parenting interventions may enhance prosocial development in infants by considering age-related factors.

Keywords:
InfancyProsocial behaviorSocialization

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