Predictors of positive cooperative behavior in youths

  1. Hugh McIntosh1,
  2. Jennifer A. Schmidt2,
  3. Fengbin Chang3

Article first published online: 15 MAR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/cd.24

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New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Special Issue: Supportive Frameworks for Youth Engagement

Volume 2001, Issue 93, pages 45–60, Autumn (Fall) 2001

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McIntosh, H., Schmidt, J. A. and Chang, F. (2001), Predictors of positive cooperative behavior in youths. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001: 45–60. doi: 10.1002/cd.24

Author Information

  1. 1

    Hugh McIntosh recently completed a master's degree in the social sciences at the University of Chicago.

  2. 2

    Jennifer A. Schmidt is research director for the Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children, and Work at the University of Chicago.

  3. 3

    Fengbin Chang is a doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of Chicago and a research associate at the National Opinion Research Center.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 MAR 2002
  2. Article first published online: 15 MAR 2002

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  • Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children, and Work and the National Science Foundation. Grant Number: REC-9725509

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Abstract

This chapter explores factors that predict adolescent participation in cooperative activities, which may indicate a predisposition to become involved in community activities later in life. It specifically examines the idea that middle schoolers' subjective experience of challenge may be linked to cooperative behavior later in adolescence.

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