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Peers, cooperative play, and the development of empathy in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2003

Celia A. Brownell
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 brownell@pitt.edustzl1@pitt.edugrb221@pitt.edu
Stephanie Zerwas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 brownell@pitt.edustzl1@pitt.edugrb221@pitt.edu
Geetha Balaram
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 brownell@pitt.edustzl1@pitt.edugrb221@pitt.edu

Abstract

Cooperative peer play emerges in the second year of life. How applicable is Preston & de Waal's (P&deW's) model to the empathic processes in cooperative play? Empathic responses during peer play are more general than they propose, and more dependent on mental state understanding. Moreover, peer play forces children to reason about others' feelings, possibly serving as a unique mechanism for empathy development.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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