Through the use of stories of people who are successful at performing acts of good will as a profession, this book presents the realties of helping others. The intent is to help the beginning learner cope with and offer support to their commitment to serve others. It can be used as a text in undergraduate and graduate curriculum in counseling and…

Behaviors observed in 47 families interacting at home were recorded in terms of interactions between a target child and other family members. The types of behaviors emitted by a target child to parents versus siblings were analyzed as were the types of responses that parents versus siblings gave to the target child's behavior. (Author/RH)

Eighteen second-grade boys and girls identified as being high or low role-takers were videotaped teaching two same-sex kindergartners to make construction-paper caterpillars. High and low role-takers differed on eight dimensions of the 16 categories of prosocial behavior coded during videotaped observations. (Author/MP)

Judith Martin, author of the syndicated "Miss Manners" column, answers teachers' questions about how to handle children who may have little appreciation for mannerly behavior. While Martin insists that manners must be taught at home, her advice can help teachers deal with some difficult classroom situations. (PP)

Investigated whether a classroom-oriented intervention using selected children's books could positively effect changes in the prosocial development of children aged five to seven. Results showed positive changes in children's verbal sharing responses as a result of teacher reading and questioning. (JAC)

Presents a content analysis of the prosocial and aggressive content of a sample of child-oriented television commercials and compares the results with a similarly conducted study of child-oriented television programs. (JVP)

A total of 111 boys of fourth-, sixth-, and eighth-grade ages were put into situations in which they had an opportunity to donate money for crippled children. Results support the supposition that the motives for helping behavior develop with age. (RH)

Tested hypotheses that action/adventure characters are perceived by teenagers as likely to engage in antisocial conflict resolution; situation comedy/family drama characters, in prosocial modes. Also tested was hypothesis that, as favorite character's perceived use of a mode increases, so does the viewer's intention to use the same mode. (SW)

Investigates developmental changes in conformity to parents and peers and relations between parent and peer conformity. Children in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 or 12 responded to hypothetical situations. (Author/SS)

Studies the relationship between egocentrism, empathy, and altruistic behavior in three- to nine-year-old children. (CM)

In this article, the development of egocentrically motivated altruism as one pragmatic alternative for regulation of the relationship between individuals and society is discussed in terms of its implications for clinical psychology. (Author/WI)

The effects of group dependent and group interdependent reinforcement contingencies on the level of socially appropriate behaviors emitted by emotionally handicapped elementary school students were examined. Findings suggested that both group dependent and group interdependent reinforcement contingencies were effective in increasing the level of…

Presents a study demonstrating that aid-giving by children is predicated by nonverbal displays of submission emitted by the child under attack, and that although the children observing the episodes respond to the displays, the aggressor ignores them. (JMF)

Both first and fifth graders made larger donations to unselfish recipients. Fifth graders made larger donations than first graders, and their donations most closely matched the expectations of best friends among significant others. (RL)

Examines the naturally occurring social interactions of five- to eight-year-old children at a summer day camp. Children were observed in their routine camp activities, which took place in a variety of settings: some highly structured and adult-centered, some less highly regulated. (Author/MP)