Family and Child Influences on Sharing Behavior in Chinese Preschool Children: A Structural Equation Model

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Abstract

Prosocial behavior has been linked to young children’s successful social interactions and peer acceptance. The purpose of the present study was to examine how family and child influences were related to preschool children’s peer-related sharing behavior in preschool settings. A sample of 560 preschool children and their teachers and caregivers in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, participated in the study. The results suggested that family income, child’s gender and age, and father’s educational level had significant effects on sharing behavior of preschool children. Further, caregiver’s nurturance was found to associate with preschool children’s sharing behavior. Caregiver's attitude toward sharing behavior had an impact on preschool children’s sharing behavior indirectly through its effect on caregiver’s nurturance.

Authors

• Li Luo, Beijing Normal University

• Xiumin Hong, Beijing Normal University

• Wei Xu, University of Florida