APS

APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

The Effect of Task and Gender on 7-Year-Olds’ Prosocial Behavior with Siblings

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Developmental

  • Emily Shapiro
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Hannah Renzi
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Olivia Smith
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Samantha Bruno
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Lauryn Browne
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Sophie Leone
    SUNY Geneseo
  • Ganie DeHart
    The State University of New York, Geneseo

Abstract

We examined effects of free play and construction tasks on prosocial behavior within same-gender and mixed-gender sibling pairs in middle childhood. Both task and gender composition of the sibling dyads had an impact on the rate of prosocial behavior.

Families/Parenting