Experiencing a Natural Disaster Alters Children's Altruistic Giving

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1686-1695

  Li, Yiyuan ^a,b   Li, Hong ^b   Decety, Jean ^c   Lee, Kang ^d  

^a LIAONING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

altruism; altruistic giving; children; disaster; earthquake; empathy; prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALTRUISM; ALTRUISTIC GIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; ALTRUISTIC GIVING; CHILDREN; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMPATHY; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; ALTRUISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84883763248     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613479975     Document Type: Article

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