Enhancing Student Altruism Using Secure Attachment Messages (SAM) in Lecture

In this brief report, we examine whether students’ (N=230) willingness to help individuals in distress (altruism) would be augmented after viewing Secure Attachment Messages (SAM) during lecture in a college course. Students were presented with SAM in alternating weeks as part of the PowerPoint pres...

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Published inThe journal of scholarship of teaching and learning Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 95 - 103
Main Authors Campbell, Kelly, Ramos, Stephany
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Indianapolis Indiana University Press 02.11.2017
Indiana University
Indiana University Office of Scholarly Publishing
Subjects
Adults
Altruism
attachment
Attachment Behavior
Audience Response Systems
Classroom response systems
College Students
Computer Software
Empathy
Ethnicity
Feedback (Response)
Handheld Devices
Helping Relationship
Hypothesis Testing
Individual Development
Interpersonal Relationship
Learner Engagement
Lecture Method
Parent Caregiver Relationship
Periodicals
Probability
Prosocial Behavior
race
Racial Bias
Researchers
Scores
Statistical Analysis
Student Behavior
Student Reaction
student response system
Students
teaching
Technology Uses in Education
Telecommunications
Vignettes
Young Children
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Summary:In this brief report, we examine whether students’ (N=230) willingness to help individuals in distress (altruism) would be augmented after viewing Secure Attachment Messages (SAM) during lecture in a college course. Students were presented with SAM in alternating weeks as part of the PowerPoint presentation slides. In each of the 10 weeks, their likelihood of engaging in altruistic behaviors was assessed using hypothetical scenarios and a student response system, Top Hat Monocle.  We predicted that the SAM would prompt students to think of their attachment figures and enhance their feelings of security, which would increase their willingness to engage in altruistic behaviors. Our hypothesis was statistically supported in that students reported greater altruism toward individuals of various ethnic backgrounds on days for which SAM were shown in lecture. The results suggest that SAM may promote prosocial tendencies, particularly in classes with sensitive subject matter.
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ISSN:1527-9316
1527-9316
DOI:10.14434/josotl.v17i4.21978