Comforting, Helping and Sharing: Their Role in the Development of Early Childhood Prosocial Behaviour in Manggarai, NTT

Prosocial behavior plays a crucial role in children's development, as it reflects their nature as social beings. Children with well-developed prosocial behavior possess adequate skills in communication and collaboration, both with peers and adults, enabling them to succeed in social interactions. The population of this research consists of early childhood children in Manggarai Regency. Using stratified random sampling, 115 children from three PAUD institutions in Manggarai Regency were selected as research subjects. The research instrument was a questionnaire containing 10 questions, designed to assess the contribution of the comforting, sharing, and helping aspects to children's prosocial behavior in Manggarai, NTT. The respondents' answers were analyzed using factor regression analysis using software program SPSS version 22. The research results indicate that sharing contributes the most to children's prosocial behavior in Manggarai, with a coefficient value of r = 0.537. The second highest contribution comes from comforting (r = 0.437), followed by helping (r = 0.332). This study concludes that sharing behavior plays the most significant role in shaping the prosocial behavior of early childhood children in Manggarai. Based on these findings, parents, teachers, and stakeholders are encouraged to prioritize the roles of comforting, sharing, and helping in enhancing prosocial behavior in early childhood.