Hagit Sabato
Biographic Data
| ID | 5710587 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hagit Sabato |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hagit |
| FAMILY NAME | Sabato |
| SIGNATURE | SABATO H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2702-3520 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Children’s subjective socioeconomic status and their sharing decisions: The role of the recipient’s neediness
This study examined the association between children’s subjective socioeconomic status, their age, and their sharing decision with a needy recipient versus a recipient on whom no information about need had been provided. Children aged 7–12 ( N = 222, 50% girls, M Age = 9.60, SD = 1.52) participated in an experiment where they could share tokens with either a needy (poor) child or with one on whom no information about need had been provided. Resul…
Selective ignorance? The role of the information target in allocation decisions
Previous research has demonstrated the tendency to avoid information about consequences of one's behavior, as a way of acting selfishly while still preserving a positive self-image. In the present research we propose that altruistic motivation may also be linked to information avoidance, particularly when the missing information pertains to the decision-maker themselves rather than to a passive recipient. In two preregistered studies ( N = 500), …
From “Me” to “We”: An Intervention Program to Increase Children’s Acceptance in Classrooms
The From "Me" to "We" intervention led to a small but statistically significant increase in children's peer acceptance. While these findings highlight the potential of group-oriented approaches to support social development in elementary school, future research is needed to examine the long-term effects and generalizability of the intervention across diverse classroom and cultural contexts
Adolescents’ Preferred and Inferred Strategies for Being Accurately Understood by Their Parents
Perceived understanding in close relationships has been shown to positively correlate with relationship satisfaction and well-being. Less is known, however, about the preferred means for promoting such perceptions. The current study investigated the strategies adolescents prefer their parents use for understanding their feelings, and whether these preferences match the strategies adolescents infer their parents use and the strategies the parents …
Choosing to know: Children's decision to actively request social‐norm information and their sharing behaviour
We examined the sharing behaviour of children (aged 6–12) when presented with a generous vs. a selfish norm of sharing, or after having a choice of whether or not to request the (same) social‐norm information. We found that with age children shared more overall and were more influenced by the generous norm in their recommendations to others. Moreover, the results show a significant effect of information‐seeking on children's behaviour: children w…
Pleasure or Meaning: Subjective Well-Being Orientations and the Willingness to Help Close Versus Distant Others
Too Lonely to Help: Early Adolescents’ Social Connections and Willingness to Help During Covid‐19 Lockdown
We examined early adolescents' social connections, their emotional state, and their willingness to act prosocially during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. In two studies-comparing fourth to sixth graders during lockdown with a similar sample in pre-pandemic times, and longitudinally examining the same sample of participants, twice-we found that overall, early adolescents' emotional state during lockdown was significantly worse than in normal times (be…
Sharing and belonging: Children’s social status and their sharing behavior with in-group and out-group members
The association between children's social-status within their peer-group and their prosociality was examined among fourth and sixth graders (N = 276), using sociometric nominations, and actual sharing with a fellow in-group member, or a member of an out-group. Results show an overall increase in sharing with age, and an overall correlation between children's social status among peers and their sharing behavior-however, across both age groups, thi…
The development of prosociality among Christian Arab children in Israel: The role of children’s household religiosity and of the recipient’s neediness
We examined the development of sharing behavior of children (aged 6 to 12) within the unique, minority population of Christian Arab children in Israel (N = 319). Children had the opportunity to share candy with a needy or non-needy recipient. Parents' level of religiosity was assessed using the Duke University Religion Index questionnaire (DUREL). Results replicate previous research that focused primarily on the majority populations of the societ…
The association between religiousness and children’s altruism: The role of the recipient’s neediness
We examined the role of the recipient's neediness as a moderator in the relation between children's household religiosity and prosocial behavior. Examining the behavior of children (2nd and 5th graders) from religious and nonreligious households in the dictator game, we found that the extent of sharing did not differ significantly between the 2 groups when the recipient was not described as needy. However, when the recipient was presented as a po…
The association between religiousness and children’s altruism: The role of the recipient’s neediness
We examined the role of the recipient's neediness as a moderator in the relation between children's household religiosity and prosocial behavior. Examining the behavior of children (2nd and 5th graders) from religious and nonreligious households in the dictator game, we found that the extent of sharing did not differ significantly between the 2 groups when the recipient was not described as needy. However, when the recipient was presented as a po…
Too Lonely to Help: Early Adolescents’ Social Connections and Willingness to Help During Covid‐19 Lockdown
We examined early adolescents' social connections, their emotional state, and their willingness to act prosocially during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. In two studies-comparing fourth to sixth graders during lockdown with a similar sample in pre-pandemic times, and longitudinally examining the same sample of participants, twice-we found that overall, early adolescents' emotional state during lockdown was significantly worse than in normal times (be…
Sharing and belonging: Children’s social status and their sharing behavior with in-group and out-group members
The association between children's social-status within their peer-group and their prosociality was examined among fourth and sixth graders (N = 276), using sociometric nominations, and actual sharing with a fellow in-group member, or a member of an out-group. Results show an overall increase in sharing with age, and an overall correlation between children's social status among peers and their sharing behavior-however, across both age groups, thi…
The development of prosociality among Christian Arab children in Israel: The role of children’s household religiosity and of the recipient’s neediness
We examined the development of sharing behavior of children (aged 6 to 12) within the unique, minority population of Christian Arab children in Israel (N = 319). Children had the opportunity to share candy with a needy or non-needy recipient. Parents' level of religiosity was assessed using the Duke University Religion Index questionnaire (DUREL). Results replicate previous research that focused primarily on the majority populations of the societ…
The association between religiousness and children’s altruism: The role of the recipient’s neediness
We examined the role of the recipient's neediness as a moderator in the relation between children's household religiosity and prosocial behavior. Examining the behavior of children (2nd and 5th graders) from religious and nonreligious households in the dictator game, we found that the extent of sharing did not differ significantly between the 2 groups when the recipient was not described as needy. However, when the recipient was presented as a po…
The development of prosociality among Christian Arab children in Israel: The role of children’s household religiosity and of the recipient’s neediness
We examined the development of sharing behavior of children (aged 6 to 12) within the unique, minority population of Christian Arab children in Israel (N = 319). Children had the opportunity to share candy with a needy or non-needy recipient. Parents' level of religiosity was assessed using the Duke University Religion Index questionnaire (DUREL). Results replicate previous research that focused primarily on the majority populations of the societ…
Too Lonely to Help: Early Adolescents’ Social Connections and Willingness to Help During Covid‐19 Lockdown
We examined early adolescents' social connections, their emotional state, and their willingness to act prosocially during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. In two studies-comparing fourth to sixth graders during lockdown with a similar sample in pre-pandemic times, and longitudinally examining the same sample of participants, twice-we found that overall, early adolescents' emotional state during lockdown was significantly worse than in normal times (be…
Sharing and belonging: Children’s social status and their sharing behavior with in-group and out-group members
The association between children's social-status within their peer-group and their prosociality was examined among fourth and sixth graders (N = 276), using sociometric nominations, and actual sharing with a fellow in-group member, or a member of an out-group. Results show an overall increase in sharing with age, and an overall correlation between children's social status among peers and their sharing behavior-however, across both age groups, thi…
Pleasure or Meaning: Subjective Well-Being Orientations and the Willingness to Help Close Versus Distant Others
From “Me” to “We”: An Intervention Program to Increase Children’s Acceptance in Classrooms
The From "Me" to "We" intervention led to a small but statistically significant increase in children's peer acceptance. While these findings highlight the potential of group-oriented approaches to support social development in elementary school, future research is needed to examine the long-term effects and generalizability of the intervention across diverse classroom and cultural contexts
Adolescents’ Preferred and Inferred Strategies for Being Accurately Understood by Their Parents
Perceived understanding in close relationships has been shown to positively correlate with relationship satisfaction and well-being. Less is known, however, about the preferred means for promoting such perceptions. The current study investigated the strategies adolescents prefer their parents use for understanding their feelings, and whether these preferences match the strategies adolescents infer their parents use and the strategies the parents …
Choosing to know: Children's decision to actively request social‐norm information and their sharing behaviour
We examined the sharing behaviour of children (aged 6–12) when presented with a generous vs. a selfish norm of sharing, or after having a choice of whether or not to request the (same) social‐norm information. We found that with age children shared more overall and were more influenced by the generous norm in their recommendations to others. Moreover, the results show a significant effect of information‐seeking on children's behaviour: children w…
Children’s subjective socioeconomic status and their sharing decisions: The role of the recipient’s neediness
This study examined the association between children’s subjective socioeconomic status, their age, and their sharing decision with a needy recipient versus a recipient on whom no information about need had been provided. Children aged 7–12 ( N = 222, 50% girls, M Age = 9.60, SD = 1.52) participated in an experiment where they could share tokens with either a needy (poor) child or with one on whom no information about need had been provided. Resul…
Selective ignorance? The role of the information target in allocation decisions
Previous research has demonstrated the tendency to avoid information about consequences of one's behavior, as a way of acting selfishly while still preserving a positive self-image. In the present research we propose that altruistic motivation may also be linked to information avoidance, particularly when the missing information pertains to the decision-maker themselves rather than to a passive recipient. In two preregistered studies ( N = 500), …
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Prosocial behavior (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Association (psychology (2 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (2 works)