van den Heuvel, MI, Seuntjes, TG, Ang, D orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-5870 et al. (2 more authors) (2023) I Want More! The Role of Child, Family and Maternal Characteristics on Child Dispositional Greed and Sharing Behavior. Current Psychology, 42 (26). pp. 22837-22846. ISSN 1046-1310
Abstract
Greed is often regarded as a negative trait that impedes prosocial behavior in adults. Yet, relatively little is known about the development of greed and its effects on children. We examine the effect of dispositional greed on sharing behavior in 4-to-6-year-olds. In addition, we identified potential factors associated with child greed, including child, family, and maternal characteristics. This study with 63 mother–child dyads (Agechild = 5.11, SD = 0.88, 50.8% female) revealed that child greed was associated with less prosocial behavior in an observational sharing task. More specifically, children who were reported as greedier by their mothers shared less than less greedy children. Having fewer siblings, less mindful maternal parenting style, and high maternal trait anxiety was associated with higher dispositional greed in children. Additionally, their mother rated greedier children as having higher negative affectivity. These findings suggest that child greed is an important developmental trait that warrants further investigation.
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Keywords: | Dispositional Greed; Prosocial behavior; Sharing; Childhood; Development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Marketing Division (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2022 11:56 |
Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2023 17:07 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12144-022-03348-9 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:189130 |