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Children's Other-Oriented Behaviors in Distress Situations
Sayoko Yamaguchi1, Wakako Sanefuji2
1a Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , Japan.
The Journal of Genetic Psychology
|October 16, 2018
Summary
Children
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Social-Emotional Learning
Background:
- Children's responses to distress vary based on the situation.
- Understanding developmental changes in prosocial behavior is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine developmental differences in children's other-oriented behaviors.
- To compare these behaviors in participant-caused versus other-caused distress situations.
Main Methods:
- An experimental setting was used with two tasks.
- Children (younger and older) accidentally collapsed objects constructed by peers.
- Other-oriented behaviors were observed in participant-caused/other-victim and other-caused/participant-victim scenarios.
Main Results:
- Other-oriented behaviors occurred across all ages and situations.
- Older children displayed more varied other-oriented behaviors than younger children when they caused the distress.
- No age differences in other-oriented behaviors were found when children were the victims.
Conclusions:
- Other-oriented behaviors in response to causing harm develop in the preschool years.
- Responding to distress caused by others is challenging for preschoolers.
- Further research is needed on victim-related distress behaviors and cultural influences.
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