Helping, Sharing, and Comforting in Young Children: Links to Individual Differences in Attachment.
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| Title: | Helping, Sharing, and Comforting in Young Children: Links to Individual Differences in Attachment. |
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| Authors: | Beier, Jonathan S. (AUTHOR), Gross, Jacquelyn T. (AUTHOR), Brett, Bonnie E. (AUTHOR), Stern, Jessica A. (AUTHOR), Martin, David R. (AUTHOR), Cassidy, Jude (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Child Development. Mar/Apr2019, Vol. 90 Issue 2, pe273-e289. 17p. 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Helping behavior in children, Sharing in children, Attachment behavior in children, Individual differences in children, Caring in children, Prosocial behavior, Attachment theory (Psychology), Evaluation research, Research funding, Questionnaires, Ferrans & Powers Quality of Life Index, Social skills, Individuality, Personality, Research methodology, Research, Comparative studies, Child behavior |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Although attachment theory has long posited a link between early experiences of care and children's prosocial behavior, investigations of this association have not embraced the multifaceted nature of prosociality. This study is the first to assess associations between child attachment and independent observations of helping, sharing, and comforting. Attachment quality in 3- to 5-year-old children (N = 137) was linked to all three prosocial behaviors. Additionally, bifactor analyses revealed distinct associations between attachment and children's general prosocial dispositions and their specific abilities to meet the unique challenges of helping and, marginally, comforting. These findings underscore the importance of considering multiple explanations for links between attachment and prosocial behavior and provide novel insights into sources of variation in children's prosociality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Although attachment theory has long posited a link between early experiences of care and children's prosocial behavior, investigations of this association have not embraced the multifaceted nature of prosociality. This study is the first to assess associations between child attachment and independent observations of helping, sharing, and comforting. Attachment quality in 3- to 5-year-old children (N = 137) was linked to all three prosocial behaviors. Additionally, bifactor analyses revealed distinct associations between attachment and children's general prosocial dispositions and their specific abilities to meet the unique challenges of helping and, marginally, comforting. These findings underscore the importance of considering multiple explanations for links between attachment and prosocial behavior and provide novel insights into sources of variation in children's prosociality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00093920 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13100 |
