How socialization goals and peer social climate predict young children's concern for others: Evidence for a development shift between 2 and 4 years of age
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12.08.2020
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01A - Journal article
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Social Development
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30
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1
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239-257
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Wiley
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Children's concern for others is shaped through socialization, but current theories make different predictions as to how and when in development this socializing occurs. Here we found that mothers' prosocial socialization goals (SGs) predicted concern for others in 2-year-old (n = 804) and 4-year-old (n = 714) children. In contrast, preschool teachers' SGs predicted concern for others only for 4-year-old children. In addition, a positive social climate among classroom peers predicted 4-year-olds' prosociality. These results suggest that the nuclear family environment impacts toddlers' concern for others before the broader social environment shapes their prosociality at preschool age.
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peer effects, preschool, prososcial development, socialization
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0961-205X
1467-9507
1467-9507
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English
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Published
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Schmerse, D., & Hepach, R. (2020). How socialization goals and peer social climate predict young children’s concern for others: Evidence for a development shift between 2 and 4 years of age. Social Development, 30(1), 239–257. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12478