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Autor/inn/en | Thomaes, Sander; Bushman, Brad J.; de Castro, Bram Orobio; Reijntjes, Albert |
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Titel | Arousing "Gentle Passions" in Young Adolescents: Sustained Experimental Effects of Value Affirmations on Prosocial Feelings and Behaviors |
Quelle | In: Developmental Psychology, 48 (2012) 1, S.103-110 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0012-1649 |
DOI | 10.1037/a0025677 |
Schlagwörter | Control Groups; Prosocial Behavior; Writing Exercises; Adolescents; Longitudinal Studies; Experiments; Grade 7; Foreign Countries; Secondary Education; Student Attitudes; Netherlands |
Abstract | When people reflect on their important values, they may become more attuned to the needs of others. Two longitudinal field experiments examined whether a subtle value-affirmation manipulation can initiate relatively enduring increases in young adolescents' prosocial feelings (Study 1; M [subscript age] = 12.9) and prosocial behaviors (Study 2; M [subscript age] = 12.9). Participants completed a brief writing exercise that affirmed the values they deemed either most important (value-affirmation group) or unimportant (control group). As predicted, the value affirmation, coupled with a booster affirmation 6 weeks later, caused increases in prosocial feelings and behaviors over the 3-month study period. Antisocial students who were value-affirmed showed especially strong increases in prosocial behavior. These results suggest that "gentle passions" can be aroused in youth by cost- and time-efficient means. The practical utility of value affirmations will need to be evaluated in future work. (Contains 1 table, 1 figure and 1 footnote.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |