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The helping behavior of 250 sixth-grade children was assessed by four different measures and related to several demographic variables. The results indicated that (a) more girls were helpful than boys; (b) more children of European-American and Israeli origin were helpful than those of Asian — (North) African origin; (c) more children having fathers with a high level of education were helpful than those having fathers with a low level of education; and (d) more secondborn children were helpful than firstborn. These results are explained and their importance indicated.
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The study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid from Tel-Aviv University.
Received Ph.D. from Hebrew University. Current interests are prosocial behavior and school climate.
Received Ph.D. from University of Pittsburgh. Current interests are prosocial behavior and the social psychology of education.
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Raviv, A., Bar-Tal, D. Demographic correlates of adolescents' helping behavior. J Youth Adolescence 10, 45–53 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02088422
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