Children less likely to come to the rescue when others are available

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 14:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Children as young as 5 years old are less likely to help a person in need when other children are present and available to help, according to new research. Previous research has shown that children are generally very helpful, but few studies had specifically looked at whether the presence of others affects this helping behavior.

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