In this contribution, we review research that uses a cross-fertilisation approach to integrate
developmental and social-psychological perspectives on how identities are formed and …

Susceptibility to social influence is associated with a host of negative outcomes during
adolescence. However, emerging evidence implicates the role of peers and parents in …

Although adolescents' prosocial behavior is related to various positive outcomes,
longitudinal research on its development and predictors is still sparse. This 6-wave …

As an intensely social species, humans demonstrate the propensity to contribute to other
individuals and groups by providing support, resources, or helping to achieve a shared goal …

Peer influence processes have been documented extensively for a wide range of
maladaptive adolescent behaviors. However, peer socialization is not inherently deleterious …

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic fundamentally disrupted humans' social life
and behavior. Public health measures may have inadvertently impacted how people care for …

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has been particularly harmful to economically vulnerable
families with young children. We surveyed 247 low-income mothers and fathers from 142 …

Prosocial behaviors are hypothesized to require socio-cognitive and empathic abilities—
engaging brain regions attributed to the mentalizing and empathy brain networks. Here, we …

Civic engagement may benefit individuals who engage in it, yet empirical evidence is
lacking. We examined whether civic engagement was associated with well-being in a seven …

The present study examined age-trends and longitudinal bidirectional relations in self-
esteem and prosocial behavior toward strangers, friends, and family over a four-year time …