Roots and Benefits of Costly Giving: Children Who Are More Altruistic Have Greater Autonomic Flexibility and Less Family Wealth

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1038-1045

  Miller, Jonas G ^a   Kahle, Sarah ^a   Hastings, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

altruism; autonomic flexibility; childhood; socioeconomic status; vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; VAGUS NERVE;

ALTRUISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84937003653     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615578476     Document Type: Article

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