Kindness counts: prompting prosocial behavior in preadolescents boosts peer acceptance and well-being.

At the top of parents' many wishes is for their children to be happy, to be good, and to be well-liked. Our findings suggest that these goals may not only be compatible but also reciprocal. In a longitudinal experiment conducted in 19 classrooms in Vancouver, 9- to 11-year olds were instructed...

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Main Authors: Kristin Layous, S Katherine Nelson, Eva Oberle, Kimberly A Schonert-Reichl, Sonja Lyubomirsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530573?pdf=render