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Prosocial development in early adulthood: a longitudinal study.
Full Abstract
Consistency of measures of a prosocial personality and prosocial moral judgment over time, and the interrelations among them, were examined. Participants and friends' reports of prosocial characteristics were obtained at ages 21-22, 23-24, and 25-26 years. In addition, participants' prosocial judgment was assessed with interviews and with an objective measure of prosocial moral reasoning at several ages. Reports of prosocial behavior and empathy-related responding in childhood and observations of prosocial behavior in preschool also were obtained. There was interindividual consistency in prosocial dispositions, and prosocial dispositions in adulthood related to empathy/sympathy and prosocial behavior at much younger ages. Interview and objective measures of moral reasoning were substantially interrelated in late adolescence/early adulthood and correlated with participants' and friends' reports of a prosocial disposition.
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Author information
Author/s: Eisenberg, Nancy (N); Guthrie, Ivanna K (IK); Cumberland, Amanda (A); Murphy, Bridget C (BC); Shepard, Stephanie A (SA); Zhou, Qing (Q); Carlo, Gustavo (G);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287, USA.
Grants: 1 R01 HH55052 (Agency:United States PHS) ; 1 R01 MH60838 (Agency:United States NIMH) ; K02 MH00903 (Agency:United States NIMH) ; K05 M801321 (Agency:United States PHS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of personality and social psychology (J Pers Soc Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 82 (issue 6) : pp 993-1006
Dates: Created 2002/06/07; Completed 2002/12/18; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12051585, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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