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Peer reviewedQuay, Lorene C.; Jarrett, Olga S. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Evaluates the relative contribution of a number of child characteristics to the prediction of social acceptance. Predictor variables included positive social interactions, occupied behavior when not interacting, mental age, chronological age, and sex. Results supported the efficacy of helping social isolates to interact positively with peers.…
Descriptors: Chronological Age, Individual Characteristics, Mental Age, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedDoescher, Susan M.; Sugawara, Alan I. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1990
Investigates the effect of sex, age, intelligence, and sex role flexibility on prosocial behavior among preschool children. Finds a significant and positive correlation between sex role flexibility and prosocial behavior among boys but not among girls. (FMW)
Descriptors: Females, Males, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables
Download full textMidlarsky, Elizabeth; Kahana, Eva – 1983
Research on helping behavior has focused on help to elderly individuals rather than help by elderly individuals. To investigate the determinants and consequences of helping by older adults, 117 adults, from five Detroit senior citizen residences, with a mean age of 75.6 (67 percent female) completed a personal/demographic questionnaire, including…
Descriptors: Altruism, Coping, Helping Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship
