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Prosocial Development Across the Lifespan
Introduction Prosocial behaviours are defined as voluntary acts intended to benefit others.1 Prosocial acts include caring, helping, sharing, and informing,2,3 and emerge early in life, even...
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Prosocial Behaviour Towards Ingroup and Outgroup Members
Introduction Children currently grow up in social environments composed of individuals from diverse cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious groups. Research reveals that from early in...
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Gender Self-Socialization in Early Childhood
Introduction The role of gender in the lives of young children has garnered attention, as early gender-related concepts, self-perceptions, preferences, and behaviour have the potential to affect...
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The Role of Schools in the Early Socialization of Gender Differences
Introduction The question of how gender differences across domains (e.g., traits, behaviours, abilities) arise is a central topic of investigation in psychology. Experts agree that nature (i.e.,...
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Prosocial Behaviour and Schooling
Introduction Prosocial behaviour in the form of sharing, helping, and cooperating is a hallmark of social competence throughout childhood.1,2 Of direct relevance for schooling is that prosocial...