Kindness towards all: Prosocial behaviors to address U.S. Latinx youth social inequities

Carlo, Gustavo; Knight, George P.; Davis, Alexandra N.

doi:10.1016/bs.acdb.2022.04.002

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“…Future research should continue to move beyond a unidimensional approach of prosocial behaviour in an attempt to more accurately capturing the multidimensional nature of prosocial behaviour (Carrizales et al, 2017). This could be reached by acknowledging the different types of prosocial behaviour related to different situational contexts (Carlo & Randall, 2001), by how prosocial behaviour differs according to the target of the behaviour, such as family, friends, and strangers (Padilla‐Walker et al, 2015). Similarly, some studies on empathy that considered variables such as the group context, the personal motivations and the situational factors found that among stable social groups, patterns of empathic responding might be relatively consistent across time and context (Gutsell & Inzlicht, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Disentangling between‐ and within‐person associations between empathy and prosocial behaviours during early adolescence

Carrizales

Branje

Lannegrand-Willems

2021

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction Although empathy has been found to be related to prosocial behaviour, little is known about the longitudinal links between these two concepts during early adolescence, a unique window into developmental changes on empathy and prosocial behaviour considering the physical, cognitive, socio‐emotional and contextual changes occurring during this period. Even though changes in adolescent empathy have been associated to changes in adolescent prosocial behaviour, studies examining this link on the within‐person level are lacking. The present study investigated the within‐adolescents longitudinal relations among empathy and prosocial behaviour. Methods 383 French adolescents (MageT1 = 12.15, 50.4% male) reported on their empathy and prosocial behaviour each year across three years. In order to disentangle between‐adolescent differences from within‐adolescent processes, Random‐Intercept Cross‐Lagged Panel Models were applied. Results At the between‐person level, there was a strong positive association between empathy and prosocial behaviour. At the within‐person level, adolescents who reported more empathy than usual reported higher than usual prosocial behaviour one year later. Conclusions Adolescents with higher empathy compared to their peers tended to be those who reported higher prosocial behaviour. Changes in empathy within‐adolescents were related to later within‐adolescents’ change in prosocial behaviour.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling between‐ and within‐person associations between empathy and prosocial behaviours during early adolescence

Carrizales

Branje

Lannegrand-Willems

2021

Journal of Adolescence

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“…Prior to the present experimental study, anthropological and evolutionary theory had suggested that grandparents influence child development (Hawkes, 2020; Hrdy & Burkart, 2022), but empirical analyses of archival caregiver reports found no effect on early prosociality (Sadruddin et al, 2019). Yet, cognizant of the value that Latinx culture places on grandparenting (Goodman & Silverstein, 2002; Mendoza et al, 2018; Raphael, 1989) and of the emphasis on prosociality in the Latinx value system (Carlo & Conejo, 2019; Carlo et al, 2022; Ramírez-Esparza et al, 2012, 2019), we conducted a study in low-income, urban neighborhoods that were almost entirely Latinx and found the hypothesized association between grandparents and early childhood prosociality.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Latinx individuals generally prefer to engage and work in settings that emphasize interpersonal harmony (Acevedo et al, 2020; Sanchez-Burks et al, 2000); they strongly express positive emotions (Ruby et al, 2012) and routinely seek to engage in positive, substantive conversations and interactions with new people in new settings (Ramírez-Esparza et al, 2009, 2019). The amity, graciousness, and effusive hospitality common in Latinx individuals (Carlo et al, 2022; Triandis et al, 1984) can even promote prosociality in non-Latinx individuals with whom they interact (Holloway et al, 2009). Yet, much remains unknown about how such Latinx prosociality may be transferred between generations—to Latinx youth, especially in the first 5 years of life.…”

Section: Grandparents Grandchildren and Latinx Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Because of its status as a Latinx hub, the region—a large area southeast of downtown Los Angeles—has been widely represented in Latinx-oriented social science research (Fregoso, 1990; Guerrero & Mendez-Luck, 2019; Irazábal & Farhat, 2008). Yet, there remains a notable gap in research addressing early Latinx psychological development in such contexts, which coincides with the more general underrepresentation of Latinx populations and issues in social–developmental psychology research (Calzada et al, 2019; Carlo et al, 2022; Causadias & Coll, 2022; Williams et al, 2023).…”

Section: Grandparents Grandchildren and Latinx Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Prosociality in young Latinx children: Exploring the role of grandparents.

Cortes Barragan,

Brooks,

Sanders

et al. 2024

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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Theories of human development informed by cultural anthropology and evolutionary biology suggest that aspects of human prosociality are influenced by grandparents' interactions with grandchildren. Yet, the traditional focus within developmental psychology on European American nuclear families has yielded little empirical work on this topic. Recognizing the prevalence of live-in grandparents in Latinx communities, we conducted a preregistered study with young Latinx children (N = 250, M child age = 5.02 years old). The study was intentionally designed to take place within the supermajority Latinx neighborhoods of Los Angeles County. These are low-income, urban neighborhoods with high rates of grandparent involvement with grandchildren. Because the study took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, we set up a mobile lab in an outdoor setting, which allowed us to use an experimental, prosocial behavioral-choice task that involved random assignment. Predicted probabilities from a logistic regression model showed that Latinx children with grandparents living at home were 1.56 times as likely to exhibit prosocial choice behavior as those who did not have grandparents living at home, and this effect was significant while controlling for other preregistered covariates (education, economic insecurity, gender, age, etc.). These findings of an association between the presence of Latinx grandparents and children's prosociality contribute to our understanding of Latinx psychology and child-rearing. The findings also have broader implications for theories of culture, socialization, and prosociality. Public Significance StatementGrandparents can occupy a central place in the lives of their grandchildren, but the potential role of grandparents has been understudied in research on the development of prosociality in young children. Our findings suggest that Latinx grandparents play a role in fostering prosocial values and choices in their young grandchildren. These findings help broaden our understanding of the origins and development of human prosociality, while also providing new information for programs designed to empower grandparents of all backgrounds to help children flourish.

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“…Sutcliffe and Dhakal (2018) reported that participants in their study continue working in the elderly care because it provided opportunities for listening, talking, sharing stories, and engaging in face-to-face interactions. Clamor's (2021) study showed that emotional attachment helps caregivers in attaining self-fulfilment (Carlo & Randall, 2001).…”

Section: Conceptualisation and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

What shapes the pathway of becoming an elderly care worker? Young Workers’ perspective

Zalimiene,

Krutuliene,

Okuneviciute Neverauskiene

et al. 2024

Problemy Polityki Społecznej

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Elderly care is becoming a much more recognised job in an ageing society. The aim of this article is to reveal how young workers in elderly care describe and interpret the process of entering the field of elderly care and provide insights into how this knowledge could support the development of strategies for youth involvement in the sector. The study, based on a qualitative research strategy, developed the concept of the pathway leading young workers (both men and women) to elderly care work. The concept consisted of three sections in the pathway: points of departure, societal filters that either push or hinder entering elderly care work and preconditions/factors that are important in the process of choosing the work. A gender gap exists in each section of the pathway to this career choice. The results of the study not only reveal the variety of factors influencing job choice in a comprehensive manner but also emphasise the importance of analysing these factors within the context of personal identity and professional fulfilment searches.

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Kindness towards all: Prosocial behaviors to address U.S. Latinx youth social inequities

Cited by 7 publications

References 71 publications

Disentangling between‐ and within‐person associations between empathy and prosocial behaviours during early adolescence

Disentangling between‐ and within‐person associations between empathy and prosocial behaviours during early adolescence

Prosociality in young Latinx children: Exploring the role of grandparents.

What shapes the pathway of becoming an elderly care worker? Young Workers’ perspective

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