Intention-based evaluations of distributive actions by 4-month-olds

A Geraci, L Surian - Infant Behavior and Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Four-month-olds' ability to consider the intentions of agents performing distributive actions
was investigated in four experiments, using the Violation of Expectation paradigm …

Attachment and prosocial behavior in middle childhood: The role of emotion regulation

S Elhusseini, K Rawn, M El-Sheikh, PS Keller - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a lack of research on the development of prosocial behavior in middle childhood.
The current study addressed this gap through the application of attachment theory; …

Psychosocial factors as predictors of aggressive behaviors among primary school learners

MP Osiesi, KT Sanni, S Blignaut… - Aggressive …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study investigated psychosocial factors as predictors of aggressive behaviors among
primary school learners in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study used a survey research design. All …

Evaluations of pro-environmental behaviors by 7-month-old infants

A Geraci, L Franchin, S Benavides-Varela - Infant Behavior and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental morality is the foundation of a sustainable future, yet its ontogenetic origin
remains unknown. In the present study, we asked whether 7-month-olds have a sense of …

Affective empathy mediates the positive effect of prosocial video games on young children's sharing behavior

Y Li, T Deng, P Kanske - Cognitive Development, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of prosocial video game exposure on sharing behavior in
Chinese preschoolers and tested the mediating role of empathy as well as the moderating …

Infants' preferences for approachers over repulsers shift between 4 and 8 months of age

A Geraci, L Regolin, F Simion, L Surian - Aggressive Behavior, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite its adaptive value for social life, the emergence and the development of the ability to
detect agents that cause aversive interactions and distinguish them from potentially affiliative …

Emotion regulation in blind and visually impaired children aged 3 to 12 years assessed by a parental questionnaire

L Chennaz, D Valente, N Baltenneck, JY Baudouin… - Acta psychologica, 2022 - Elsevier
Emotion regulation develops from the earliest years of a child's life and mostly through visual
information. Considering the importance of emotion regulation in daily life situations, it is …

Psychological factors and prosociality as determinants in grief reactions: Proposals for an integrative perspective in palliative care

V Lenzo, MC Quattropani - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
3. Discussion A lot of attention has been directed toward understanding psychological
factors underneath grief reactions. However, bereavement theories identifying hypothetical …

Preschoolers' evaluations of comforting actions towards third parties in different relationship contexts

A Geraci, P Rigo, A Simonelli, S Di Nuovo… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research investigates whether preschoolers evaluate positively a puppet that comforts
another puppet and how different relationship contexts affect these evaluations. Children …

The impact of low birthweight in infant patterns of regulatory behavior, mother-infant quality of interaction, and attachment

M Fuertes, S Antunes, I Martelo, F Dionisio - Early human development, 2022 - Elsevier
It remains unclear whether infants born preterm are more likely to develop an insecure
attachment with their mothers. In this study, instead of using gestational age criteria, we …