Outgroup prosocial behaviour among children and adolescents in conflict settings

Moran, Dermot; Taylor, Laura K.

doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.030

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“…However, that awareness does not prevent children from empathising with members of the conflict rival group. Given the importance of empathy (Taylor et al, 2020a), particularly out‐group empathy (O’Driscoll et al, 2021) for children's prosocial behaviour in conflict settings (Moran & Taylor, 2021; Taylor et al, 2021a), this finding has implications for the development peacebuilding model. In addition, the findings suggest that parents do not need to protect their children from knowing about the past (Reidy et al, 2015); they are already aware of how it affects the present.…”

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“…Intergroup contact could be assessed with larger scales or to include both hypothetical and recent actual contact. Likewise, empathy would benefit from the investigation of behavioural measures, in addition to self‐report measures Future research could use physiological measures of children's affective responses in an interaction with an out‐group member, as well as measures of actual versus intended behaviour, for instance, sharing resources or helping out‐group members (Moran & Taylor, 2021).…”

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Predictors of out‐group empathy among majority and minority children in a conflict‐affected society

2022

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Empathy has been identified as an important predictor of improved intergroup relations and prosocial behaviour across group lines (Batson et al., 1997), particularly in conflict settings (e.g. Hall & Kahn, 2020;Hasson et al., 2018;Taylor et al., 2020a). Empathy has also been found to mediate the link between intergroup contact and prejudice reduction (Pettigrew & Tropp, 2008). In settings of intergroup conflict, specifically, empathy has also been proposed to be a mechanism

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Predictors of out‐group empathy among majority and minority children in a conflict‐affected society

2022

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“…Children between 3 and 8 years old were also more likely to share their sweets with their classmates than with children from another school (Fehr et al, 2008; Yu et al, 2016). These nonegalitarian behavioral tendencies raise intriguing questions about whether awe promotes out-group-targeted prosociality among children (Moran & Taylor, 2022).…”

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Awe Sparks Prosociality in Children

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Rooted in the novel and the mysterious, awe is a common experience in childhood, but research is almost silent with respect to the import of this emotion for children. Awe makes individuals feel small, thereby shifting their attention to the social world. Here, we studied the effects of art-elicited awe on children’s prosocial behavior toward an out-group and its unique physiological correlates. In two preregistered studies (Study 1: N = 159, Study 2: N = 353), children between 8 and 13 years old viewed movie clips that elicited awe, joy, or a neutral (control) response. Children who watched the awe-eliciting clip were more likely to spend their time on an effortful task (Study 1) and to donate their experimental earnings (Studies 1 and 2), all toward benefiting refugees. They also exhibited increased respiratory sinus arrhythmia, an index of parasympathetic nervous system activation associated with social engagement. We discuss implications for fostering prosociality by reimagining children’s environments to inspire awe at a critical age.

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“…Linking the DPM and EMLYD, children and youth can engage in inclusive prosociality that benefits out-group members, even in the face of intergroup violence and structural inequality (Moran & Taylor, 2022). More specifically, inclusive prosocial behaviors can occur at different levels of the social ecology (Davis et al, in press;Taylor, 2020).…”

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Reducing Youth In-Group Favoritism to Address Social Injustice

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2022

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Social injustices toward minority groups are pervasive around the world, and further exacerbated by global threats such as COVID-19 and climate change. Prosocial tendencies, such as empathy, moral reasoning, and helping behaviors directed only toward members of one's own social groups, discriminate against outgroups, and can perpetuate an unjust status quo. Yet, recent meta-analyses point to effective intervention programs that can foster prosocial responses across group lines. Developmental science has identified evidence-based interventions, policies, and programs to foster inclusive prosocial tendencies (toward both in-group and out-group members) to redress social injustices and inequities, and ultimately, lead to more just and peaceful societies. The recent developmental science informs five policy principles (e.g., developmental science, resilience, culture, collaboration, and sustainability) that can advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) around inclusion and peace.

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Outgroup prosocial behaviour among children and adolescents in conflict settings

Cited by 18 publications

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Predictors of out‐group empathy among majority and minority children in a conflict‐affected society

Predictors of out‐group empathy among majority and minority children in a conflict‐affected society

Awe Sparks Prosociality in Children

Reducing Youth In-Group Favoritism to Address Social Injustice

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