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Daily prosocial actions during the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to giving behavior in adolescence.
Sweijen, Sophie W; van de Groep, Suzanne; Green, Kayla H; Te Brinke, Lysanne W; Buijzen, Moniek; de Leeuw, Rebecca N H; Crone, Eveline A.
  • Sweijen SW; Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. sweijen@essb.eur.nl.
  • van de Groep S; Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Green KH; Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Te Brinke LW; Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Buijzen M; Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • de Leeuw RNH; Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Crone EA; Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sci Rep ; 12(1): 7458, 2022 05 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1900637
ABSTRACT
Prosocial actions are a building block for developing mature and caring social relations. However, the global pandemic may hamper adolescents' prosocial actions. In this preregistered study, we examined the extent to which adolescents provided daily emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 10-25-year-old high school and university students participated at three timepoints (N = 888 at the first timepoint (May 2020); 494 at the second timepoint (Nov 2020) and 373 at the third timepoint (May 2021)). At the first and second timepoint, participants completed 2 weeks of daily diaries on providing emotional support. At all timepoints, participants performed Dictator Games to measure giving to peers, friends and COVID-19 targets (medical doctors, COVID-19 patients, individuals with a poor immune system). Across the three timepoints, adolescents gave more to COVID-19 targets than peers and friends, but giving to COVID-19 target was highest in the beginning of the pandemic (first timepoint relative to second and third timepoint). Results from the first timepoint showed that emotional support directed to friends peaked in mid-adolescence, whereas emotional support towards family members showed a gradual increase from childhood to young adulthood. Furthermore, daily emotional support increased between the first and second timepoint. Daily emotional support to friends predicted giving behavior to all targets, whereas emotional support to family was specifically associated with giving to COVID-19 targets. These findings elucidate the relation between daily actions and prosocial giving to societally-relevant targets in times of crisis, underlying the importance of prosocial experiences during adolescence.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Adolescent Behavior / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-11421-3

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Adolescent Behavior / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-11421-3