An Exploration of the Effect of Triangulation on Children's Prosocial Development

Katia Fuller

This poster reviews presently existing literature about triangulation, which in the field of human development and family studies refers to when two caregivers/parents are engaged in a conflict and they recruit one of their children to mediate, take a side, or offer their opinion. Of interest, I examine whether a child's triangulation exposure influences positive prosocial development and whether a triangulated child is empathetic towards peers.     

Major: 
Human Development and Family Studies
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Gregory Fosco
Poster Number: 
117