Paulus, Markus
(15. September 2017):
The multidimensional nature of early prosocial behavior: a motivational perspective.
In: Current Opinion in Psychology, Vol. 20: pp. 111-116
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Abstract
A majority of current work indicates that the different types of prosocial behavior in young
children (helping, sharing, comforting) are not related to each other. Here, I review recent studies
that examined the relations between prosocial actions as well as the antecedents and correlates of
the particular domains of prosociality. I argue that in addition to different social-cognitive
demands also different motivations are involved in early prosocial action, and that prosociality is
thus a concept that encompasses – at least early in development – heterogeneous behaviors and
motivations.