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Lin, Hung-Chu; Janice, Josephine – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2020
In a paradigm of simulated stranger distress designed to elicit empathic arousal, this study examined multiple elements of responding in 61 preschoolers. Disengagement from stranger distress was underscored in addition to prosocial responding. All children encountered a female adult stranger feigning stomach ache followed by an infant manikin…
Descriptors: Withdrawal (Psychology), Prosocial Behavior, Stranger Reactions, Preschool Children
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He, Jie; Qiu, Peihua; Park, Ka Young; Xu, Qinmei; Potegal, Michael – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2013
A hierarchical cluster analysis of the time course of the videotaped reactions of 75 Chinese 2-4-year olds to mothers' toy-removal identified Distress, Low Anger, and High Anger behavior clusters. Anger often begins at low intensity; some children then escalate. The face-validity of Low and High Anger-cluster classifications was supported in that…
Descriptors: Young Children, Multivariate Analysis, Toys, Emotional Disturbances