Variability in infant helping and sharing behaviors across the second and third years of life

Differential roles of target and socialization

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ID9788293
AutoresPeter J Reschke (0000-0002-1711-8385, Brigham Young University, autor correspondente), Angus M Fraser (0000-0002-2002-3512, Brigham Young University), Janna Picket (0000-0001-6524-6106, Brigham Young University), Katey Workman (0000-0002-8049-8448, Brigham Young University), Hans Lehnardt (0000-0003-4873-9544, Brigham Young University), Laura Stockdale (0000-0001-9453-2232, Brigham Young University), Laura A Stockdale, Laura M Padilla-Walker (0000-0002-9275-6627, Brigham Young University), Kylin Cox (Brigham Young University), Hailey G Holmgren (0000-0001-8698-8432, Brigham Young University), Sophie Hagen (0000-0001-7881-5494, Brigham Young University), Kjersti Summers (Brigham Young University), Brandon N Clifford (0000-0001-7070-8133, Arizona State University), Liam W Essig (0000-0002-2547-0856), Sarah M Coyne (0000-0002-1403-8726, Brigham Young University)
Ano2023
Volume59
Fascículo3
Páginas524-537
Data de publicação2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/dev0001441
PMID36074587
OpenAlexW4294991676
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2

Infants can help and share in the second year of life. However, there is limited knowledge as to variability in these behaviors as a function of target (e.g., caregiver vs. unfamiliar adult) and the influence of caregiver support on infant prosocial behavior. Infants ( N = 268, 124 female) at 1-2 years of age ( M = 1.47, SD = .27) and again at 2-3 years of age ( M = 2.48, SD = .26) participated in a helping task (with the caregiver or unfamiliar experimenter), a sharing task (with either target), and a free-play observation with their primary caregiver from which caregiver support was coded. The racial and ethnic composition of the sample consisted of 3% Asian, 10% Black, 20% Hispanic, 59% White, 1% mixed race, and 6% "other." Median family annual income was $50,000 to $59,000, and median caregiver education level was "some college." Infant helping favored caregivers at both time points. However, infant sharing did not differ by target for 1-2-year-olds, but 2-3-year-olds shared more with their caregivers than an unfamiliar experimenter. Additionally, infants' behaviors antecedent to the act of helping or sharing (e.g., latency to respond, checking behaviors, and looking duration toward the target) differed by target. Concurrent relations between caregiver support and helping and sharing were moderated by age and differed by time point. Caregiver support for 1-2-year-olds also longitudinally predicted an age-moderated relation with 2-3-year-olds' helping toward an unfamiliar experimenter. Theoretical implications for the role of socialization in the emergence of helping and sharing behaviors are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Prosocial behavior · Socialization · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Psychology