UNDERSTANDING THE EMOTIONAL CONTEXT OF PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR BY CHILDREN AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE
Keywords:
help, helping behavior, emotional context of situation, prosocial behavior, emotional state
Abstract
The article presents the results of experimental study of children’s conceptions regarding the emotions of people, involved in prosocial interaction. In the present research children of four age subgroups (from 6 to 10 years old) expressed their opinions regarding the feelings in the case of help giving or keeping the passive position. The analysis of children’s responses presents that they are able to understand their prosocial actions and describe the emotional reactions caused by its. The author discusses the dependence of described emotional state on the role of personality in prosocial interaction (provider or recipient of assistance).
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Pages
110-115
Section
SECTION 2 PEDAGOGICAL AND AGE PSYCHOLOGY
