INVESTIGADORES
OROS Laura Beatriz
artículos
Título:
Serenity and its relationship to prosocial and aggresive behaviors in Argentinean Children
Autor/es:
CUELLO, MARINA; OROS, LAURA B.
Revista:
The Journal of Latino-Latin American Studies
Editorial:
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Referencias:
Lugar: Nebraska; Año: 2013
ISSN:
1549-9502
Resumen:
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Serenity has been
defined as a positive emotion that reflects feelings of inner peace and
confidence. The development of serenity constitutes a valuable
resource that enables children to cope with life stressors, and to establish
positive relationships with others. The present study aimed to examine serenity in Argentinean children and analyze possible gender
differences. The second goal was to investigate
the relation between serenity, and prosocial and aggressive behaviors.
Participants were 615 children aged 9 to 13 years old (276 boys, 339 girls),
from 11 public primary schools in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gender analyses showed no differences between boys and girls in serenity scores
(F(1,613) =
.360, p = .55). As expected, serenity proved to be positively
related to prosocial behaviors (β = .381, p = .000, R² = .15) and negatively related to physical and verbal
aggression (β = -.477, p = .000, R² = .23). These results indicate that children that
describe themselves as more serene are also prone to give help and comfort to
others. Moreover, serene children appear to be less aggressive towards
classmates. Evidence suggests that peer relations can be enhanced by the
utilization of serenity skills in the school context.