Variability and change in adolescents' prosocial behavior across multiple time scales
Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 33, pp. 575–590
Abstract
Abstract We examined variability and change in adolescents' prosocial behaviors directed to peers and friends across four time scales: two‐years, one‐year, two‐monthly, and daily. Data from three longitudinal datasets with a total of 569 adolescents (55.7% girl, Mage = 15.23, SD = 3.90) were included. The overall time‐related stability of prosocial behavior across time scales was moderate to excellent. Variability did not differ between early (age 10–15) and late (age 16–21) adolescence, but late adolescence was associated with higher mean levels of prosociality. Finally, results indicated that prosocial behaviors measured over longer periods (i.e., two‐years and one‐year) were positively associated with cognitive processes (perspective taking), whereas prosocial behaviors measured over shorter periods (i.e., two‐monthly) were positively associated with affective processes (empathy).
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Lysanne te Brinke corresponding
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Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Erasmus University Rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands
Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Erasmus University Rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands
Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Erasmus University Rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands
Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Eveline A. Crone Aachen Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences Leiden University Leiden The Netherlands Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Leiden University · Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Erasmus University Rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands
Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences Leiden University Leiden The Netherlands
Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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