Table 2 Table of correlations between maternal socialization goals and the children’s performance of the spontaneous prosocial behavior task

1. Result of the task performed by the child

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2. Learning to share with others

.22

–

3. Learning to support others

.40*

.42**

–

4. Learning to understand others’ feelings

.18

.27

.54**

–

5. Learning not to manifest bad behavior

.21

.38*

.50**

.38*

–

6. Learning to give some things to others

− .12

.28

.25

.41**

.69**

–

7. Learning to obey parents

−. 16

.27

.37

.38*

.56**

.68

–

8. Learning to take care of others

.11

.38*

.67**

.53**

.23

.20

.19

–

9. Learning to obey seniors

− .24

.38*

.19

.20

.34*

.46**

.65**

.19

–

10. Learning to care for others’ wellbeing

.05

.17

.59**

.56**

.34*

.35*

.48**

.62**

.38*

–

11. Learning to comfort others

.13

.09

.49**

.54**

.35*

.40*

.35*

.63**

.13

.54**

–

12. Learning to help others (mother, siblings)

− .01

.17

.42**

.37*

.31

.38*

.64**

.27

.74**

.46**

.34*

–

13. Learning to cheer up others

− .18

− .12

.25

.19

.27

.37*

.44**

.05

.39*

.37*

.21

.55**

–

14. Learning to participate when something needs to be done

.22

.04

.48**

.56**

.45**

.43**

.41**

.41**

.30

.37*

.61**

.65**

.40*

–

15. Learning not to contradict one’s parents

− .00

.12

.13

.13

.31

.33

.30

− .04

.22

.04

.13

.11

.24

.31

–

16. Learning to help others when they are sad or distressed

.21

.23

.55**

.31

.65**

.42**

.53**

.38*

.27

.49**

.57**

.45**

.36*

.62**

–

17. Learning to behave according to social norms

.06

− .06

.32

.36*

.24

.20

.37*

.24

.16

.31

.12

.26

.24

.39*

.27

.17

–

18. Learning to respect seniors

− .09

.29

.41**

.31

.41**

.51

.69**

.11

.71

.40*

.07

.64**

.45**

.32

.22

.19

.35*

–

19. Learning to do things with others

.15

.12

.31

.38*

.37*

.37*

.13

.41**

.07

.44**

.56**

− .04

− .01

.32

.26

.34

.28

.04

–

20. Learning to do what parents say

.10

.25

.35*

.16

.28

.23

.33*

.36*

.11

.07

.24

.18

.06

.32

.38*

.38*

.36*

.06

.28

–

M

–

3.19

2.86

2.84

3.11

3.49

3.65

2.51

3.62

2.70

3.16

3.38

3.35

3

3.27

3.27

2.81

3.68

3.27

3.46

SD

–

1

0.77

1

0.87

0.55

0.53

0.98

0.63

0.74

0.76

0.72

0.75

0.74

1

0.65

0.81

0.58

0.73

0.65