Cooperation and Altruism in the Second Year and Maternal Beliefs: An Exploratory Study

Authors

  • Luciana Fontes Pessôa Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
  • Maria Lucia Seidl-de-Moura Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Deise Maria Leal Fernandes Mendes Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Rafael Vera Cruz de Carvalho Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Laura Cristina Stobäus Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2015.2.17368

Keywords:

Cooperation, Altruism, Childhood.

Abstract

The integration of the perspectives of socialization trajectories and early manifestation of cooperation and altruism was investigated in this study with 37 toddlers (17-26 months old) and their mothers, who fulfilled some questionnaires on socialization goals and parenting practices within the first year of age. Toddlers realized a cooperation task (in pairs), and altruism tasks. Results indicate mothers value an autonomous-related profile. Among the toddlers’ pairs, 44% presented cooperation. It was not observed differences of age between toddlers who cooperated and those who did not, or between mothers’ score in the studied variables. Positive correlation was found between relational goals and altruism. This study makes a contribution for the literature on social development in the context.

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2015-04-22

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Pessôa, L. F., Seidl-de-Moura, M. L., Mendes, D. M. L. F., Carvalho, R. V. C. de, & Stobäus, L. C. (2015). Cooperation and Altruism in the Second Year and Maternal Beliefs: An Exploratory Study. Psico, 46(2), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2015.2.17368

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