TY - JOUR
T1 - To share or not to share
T2 - Parental, sibling, and situational influences on sharing with a younger sibling
AU - Van Berkel, Sheila R.
AU - Van Der Pol, Lotte D.
AU - Groeneveld, Marleen G.
AU - Hallers-Haalboom, Elizabeth T.
AU - Endendijk, Joyce J.
AU - Mesman, Judi
AU - Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.
PY - 2015/5/4
Y1 - 2015/5/4
N2 - Sharing is an important indicator of internalised prosocial values. We examined predictors of sharing of 302 preschoolers with their younger siblings in a one-year longitudinal study. Sharing was observed during different home visits, once with father and once with mother. We examined the following predictors: both children's externalising behaviour, observed parental sensitivity, and situational factors. Preschoolers' sharing was stable and increased with age. Preschoolers shared more when sharing was preceded by a structured interaction with a parent compared to free play with an unfamiliar adult. At age 4 they shared more in fathers' presence than in mothers' presence. Neither parental sensitivity nor child behaviour were related to sharing. These findings demonstrate stability and the importance of situational factors in the development of prosocial behaviour.
AB - Sharing is an important indicator of internalised prosocial values. We examined predictors of sharing of 302 preschoolers with their younger siblings in a one-year longitudinal study. Sharing was observed during different home visits, once with father and once with mother. We examined the following predictors: both children's externalising behaviour, observed parental sensitivity, and situational factors. Preschoolers' sharing was stable and increased with age. Preschoolers shared more when sharing was preceded by a structured interaction with a parent compared to free play with an unfamiliar adult. At age 4 they shared more in fathers' presence than in mothers' presence. Neither parental sensitivity nor child behaviour were related to sharing. These findings demonstrate stability and the importance of situational factors in the development of prosocial behaviour.
KW - externalising behaviour
KW - prosocial development
KW - sensitivity
KW - sharing
KW - siblings
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84930516484
U2 - 10.1177/0165025414537925
DO - 10.1177/0165025414537925
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84930516484
SN - 0165-0254
VL - 39
SP - 235
EP - 241
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Development
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Development
IS - 3
ER -