Social understanding and self-regulation predict pre-schoolers’ sharing with friends and disliked peers

Paulus, Markus; Licata, Maria; Kristen, Susanne; Thoermer, Claudia; Woodward, Amanda und Sodian, Beate (2015): Social understanding and self-regulation predict pre-schoolers’ sharing with friends and disliked peers. A longitudinal study. In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, Bd. 39, Nr. 1: S. 53-64

Abstract

This study examined longitudinal relations between early measures of prosocial action in infancy as well as cognitive and social-cognitive abilities, and the sharing behaviour of preschool children. The results reveal relations between delay-of-gratification at 24 months and inhibitory control at 30 months, and children’s sharing at 5 years. Moreover, the analyses showed specific relations between distress understanding at 24 months and preschool children’s sharing with friends, and a relation between goal encoding at 7 months and sharing with a disliked other at 5 years. Yet, there were no relations between early measures of prosociality in infancy and preschool children’s sharing. The results support the view that inhibitory control competencies and social-cognitive abilities play an important role in the early development of prosocial action.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 370 Bildung und Erziehung
• ISSN: 0165-0254
• Allianz-/Nationallizenz: Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.
• Bemerkung: Article first published online: June 5, 2014
• Sprache: Englisch