Thinking of me: Self-focus reduces sharing and helping in seven- to eight-year-olds.

By 7-to 8-years of age, most children readily adhere to prosocial norms aimed at benefiting others through giving up time and effort (helping) or resources (sharing). Two studies explored whether sharing and helping by 7-to 8-year olds (N = 180) could be influenced by priming children's attenti...

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Main Authors: Sandra Weltzien, Lauren E Marsh, Bruce Hood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5761840?pdf=render