The Latino population is growing rapidly, and it estimated that by 2050, nearly one quarter of the U.S. will be (U.S.Department Health & Human Services, 2001).The number students on college campuses has also increased from 867,000 in 1991 to 1.4 million 2001 (American Council Education, 2005;Wilds Wilson, 1998), an increase 75%.However, graduation rates have not kept pace, suggesting problems with retention completion (Fry, 2002).Because expected continue growing, research needed factors...

The issue of whether there is consistency in prosocial dispositions was examined with a longitudinal data set extending from ages 4 to 5 years into early adulthood ( N = 32). Spontaneous behaviors observed the preschool classroom predicted actual behavior, other‐ and self‐reported sympathy, perspective taking childhood adulthood. Prosocial that were not expected reflect an other‐orientation (i.e., low cost helping compliant behavior) generally did predict later behavior or sympathy. Sympathy...

Although adolescents' prosocial behavior is related to various positive outcomes, longitudinal research on its development and predictors still sparse. This 6-wave study investigated the of across adolescence, examined associations with perspective taking empathic concern. Participants were 497 adolescents (M age t1 = 13.03 years, 43% girls) who reported their behaviors, concern, taking. The results revealed marked gender differences in behavior. For boys, levels stable until 14, followed by...

The present study was designed to examine the psychometric properties of a multidimensional measure prosocial behaviors use with early adolescents and middle adolescents. One hundred thirty-eight students ( X̄ age = 15.8 years; 80 girls; 70% White, non-Hispanic) from public school high completed measures moral reasoning, sympathy, perspective taking, aggression, ascription responsibility, social desirability, verbal skills, revised tendencies (PTM-R). questionnaires were in two sessions each...

Abstract— The study of moral identity may be one the more promising new trends in psychology. Moral is degree to which being a person important person’s identity. This article reviews various ways understood, discusses predictors and processes identity, presents evidence regarding links between actions. closes with critical evaluation concept discussion future research directions.

Theory and research regarding moral motivation has focused for decades on the roles of reasoning and, to some extent, emotion. Recently, however, several models morality have positioned identity as an additional important source motivation. An individual a extent that he or she constructed his her sense self around concerns (e.g., values). This paper reviews theory linking behavior commitment. Additionally, it suggests key unanswered questions about provides recommendations future research.

Developmental scholars assert that parents are important in fostering prosocial behaviors adolescents, but longitudinal investigations on this topic limited. Participants consisted of 372 boys and 358 girls with a mean age 10.84 years (SD = 1.57) at Wave 1 from mostly middle class community Spain. Across three successive years, participants completed measures fathers’ mothers’ warmth strict control, sympathy, moral reasoning, self- peer-reported behaviors. Results showed parental warmth,...

Consistency of measures a prosocial personality and moral judgment over time, the interrelations among them, were examined. Participants friends' reports characteristics obtained at ages 21-22, 23-24, 25-26 years. In addition, participants' was assessed with interviews an objective measure reasoning several ages. Reports behavior empathy-related responding in childhood observations preschool also obtained. There interindividual consistency dispositions, dispositions adulthood related to...

Change in prosocial moral reasoning over 15 years, gender differences reasoning, and the interrelations of behavior, empathy-related emotional responses were examined with longitudinal data from 17-18- 19-20-year-olds adolescents interviewed for first time. Hedonistic declined use until adolescence, then increased somewhat early adulthood. Needs-oriented stereotypic mid-childhood or adolescence use. Direct reciprocity approval which appeared to be on decline mid-adolescence previous...

In this introductory article, the purpose of special issue on prosocial and moral development during early adolescence is presented. This first two issues focuses role that individual processes play in influencing young adolescents’ development. Presented also a new meta-analysis data age gender differences behavior with particular focus adolescence. It was found rarely has been studied, but there are general increases time when compared periods. Moreover, (favoring girls) increase time. A...

The purpose of this study was to examine the relations a measure children's dispositional prosocial behavior (i.e., peer nominations) individual differences in negative emotionality, regulation, and social functioning. Children with reputations tended be high constructive skills socially appropriate coping) attentional low emotionality. emotionality reputation were moderated by level regulation. In addition, parent-reported (for girls) increased age. Vagal tone, marker physiological...

The goal of this study was to examine how the parenting dimensions both mothers and fathers independently together predict adolescent outcomes in three domains: sympathy, self-worth, social competence. One-hundred eight adolescents completed self-report measures on their perceived relationship with parents, competence, self-worth. Perceived maternal supportandrigid control were most consistent predictors adjustment. High levels support low rigid related adolescents’reports In contrast, from...

The authors examined the links between two dimensions that have been useful in understanding cross-cultural differences and similarities, namely, individualism-collectivism (I-C) value orientations. relations parallels variables by directly relating them examining patterns of both with a third variable, religiosity. Participants were 475 college students from Philippines, United States, Turkey who responded to measures horizontal vertical I-C, orientations, found partial support for I-C...

The relations of personality and family characteristics to adults' negative vicarious emotional responses sympathy distress films were examined. Ss reported more less personal exhibited skin conductance as well heart rate deceleration when viewing a sympathy-evoking film. Dispositional intensity fantasy empathy associated with greater self-reported responding higher conductance. perspective taking positively negatively correlated, respectively, the film administered instructions imagine...

We examined the relation of parental empathy-related characteristics and emotion-related child-rearing practices to third sixth graders' vicarious emotional responding. Children's heart rate, skin conductance, facial, self-reported reactions a sympathy-inducing film were assessed, as their dispositional sympathy, empathy, self-monitoring. Parental sympathy was positively related low levels personal distress in same-sex children and, for both parents, with sons' or empathy. emphasis on...

In the present study, authors examined relations among parenting styles, parental practices, sympathy, and prosocial behaviors in adolescents. The participants were 233 adolescents (M age = 16.7 years; 69% girls; mostly White) from public high schools Midwestern region of United States who completed measures behaviors, sympathy. Overall, found evidence that practices significantly associated with adolescents' behaviors. However, associations between occurred through indirect varied as a...

This study examined the hypothesis that religiosity would be differentially related to six types of adolescent prosocial behaviour, and these relations mediated by value kindness. Self‐report data were collected from 142 high school students (63 per cent female; 91 White; M age = 16.8, S .80). Religiosity was a significant positive predictor kindness, as well compliant, anonymous altruistic but not public, dire emotional behaviour. Associations between both compliant behaviours Direct...

Due to limitations and concerns regarding traditional interview measures of moral reasoning, a new objective measure prosocial reasoning was developed facilitate assessment adolescents' reasoning. Several psychometric properties the were examined including test-retest reliability convergent, concurrent, discriminant validity. Sixty-four seventh tenth graders administered self-report (PROM) school aptitude, verbal skills, perspective taking, sympathy, personal distress. Adolescents, 2 weeks...