The Influence of Empathy on Prosocial Behavior of Children

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.081How to use a DOI?

Keywords

empathy; prosocial behavior; Children

Abstract

The development of prosocial behavior in children is one of the most important issues in child’s psychological process, but the study of prosocial behavior is a complex and extensive field. Empathy is the basis for prosocial behavior and it is closely linked to the development of human social behavior. Empathy is not only relevant to individual’s sense of well-being, but also contributes to the moral development of children. Even in young people cognitive empathy has a link to their civic behavior and social values. In this article, a comprehensive literature search was conducted based on the keywords of empathy, prosocial behavior and children, and 18 articles was includes in this review. discussed the impact of empathy on prosocial behavior of children, included. the main methods used and results about the effects of empathy on prosocial behavior of children was discussed.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuanhang Song
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - The Influence of Empathy on Prosocial Behavior of Children
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 443
EP  - 447
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.081
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.081
ID  - Song2022
ER  -