Longitudinal bidirectional relations between adolescents' sympathy and prosocial behavior

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1771-1777

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Padilla Walker, Laura M ^b   Nielson, Matthew G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bidirectional; Longitudinal; Prosocial behaviors; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84947486853     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000056     Document Type: Article

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