Development of Other-Regarding Preferences in Children and Adolescents

Other-regarding preferences, hence appreciation of others� welfare, are mainly culturally transmitted, whereby most of the development takes place in the sensitive period of childhood and adolescence.This work analyzes the development as well as possible influencing factors of other-regarding preferences during this period. To test the hypotheses derived from developmental and socialization aspects, the author conducts a survey measuring altruistic and cooperative preferences for German pupils. Results show that over the age span studied altruism and cooperation are increasingly important. Individual differences show none or only small relationship with measures of other-regarding preferences while differences in school environments are similarly important to age differences. Additional ISBNs 9783631696804, 9783653070989Development of Other-Regarding Preferences in Children and Adolescents 1st Edition is written by Katrin John and published by Peter Lang Gmb H, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for Development of Other-Regarding Preferences in Children and Adolescents are 9783631696798, 3631696795 and the print ISBNs are 9783631676714, 3631676719. Additional ISBNs include 9783631696804, 9783653070989.