Maternal socialization goals and the spontaneous prosocial behavior of children in rural contexts

Abstract The purpose of this descriptive-correlational study was to investigate possible associations between maternal socialization goals and prosocial behavior (spontaneous helping) among children living in a rural context. This study involved 39 dyads of mothers, aged 17 to 48 years (M = 24.28 years, SD = 5.97), and their children, with a mean age of 24 months. The data collection included a Sociocultural Sociodemographic Characterization Questionnaire (SSCQ), a Socialization Goals Questionnaire (SGQ), and a Spontaneous Prosocial Behavior Task (SPBT). Most importantly, we found that the maternal socialization goal to “Learning to support others” exhibited a significant correlation (r= 0.40, p < 0.05) with the helping task performed by the children. This finding sustains the hypothesis that maternal goals, which emphasize the importance of their children in learning to help others, are correlated with an increased frequency of prosocial behavior in young children, around their second birthday.

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Main Authors: Fonseca,Bianca Reis, Cavalcante,Lília Iêda Chaves, Kärtner,Joscha, Koster,Moritz
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2018
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722018000106104
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