Value Profiles During Middle Childhood: Developmental Processes and Social Behavior

• Daniel, Ella ^[1] ; Benish-Weisman, Maya ^[2] ; Sneddon, Joanne N. ^[3] ; Lee, Julie A. ^[3]
  1. [1] Tel Aviv University

     Tel Aviv University

     Israel

     
  2. [2] University of Haifa

     University of Haifa

     Israel

     
  3. [3] University of Western Australia

     University of Western Australia

     Australia

     

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• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 91, Nº. 5, 2020, págs. 1615-1630
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Little is known about how children's value priorities develop over time. This study identifies children's value priority profiles and follows their development during middle childhood. Australian children (N = 609; ages 5?12 at Time 1) reported their values over 2 years. Latent Transition Analysis indicated four profiles: Social-Focus, Self-Focus, Growth-Focus and Undifferentiated. Within person development was characterized by profile stability or transfer to the Social-Focus profile. Younger children were more likely to have an Undifferentiated profile (or Self-Focus among boys) than older ones. Girls were more likely to have a Social-Focus profile or transfer to it, and less likely to have a Self- or Growth-Focus profile than boys. Social-Focus profile membership over time predicted more prosocial and less aggressive behavior.