Authors: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
Overview
Prosocial behaviours are any activities that have the aims of benefiting others or society. These behaviours can include volunteering, contributing to others’ wellbeing through acts of kindness, or helping those who are less fortunate.
This study follows a nationally representative sample of children from age 4–5 years through to 16–17 years. It examines what effect, over time, the cultivation and/or promotion of informal (e.g. spontaneous and unstructured) and formal (e.g. structured and organised) prosocial behaviours has on poor mental health (emotional problems).
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