Positive Effects of Promoting Prosocial Behavior in Early Adolescence: Evidence from a School-Based Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Kanacri, Bernadette Paula Luengo; Gerbino, Maria; Zuffianò, Antonio; Alessandri, Guido; Vecchio, Giovanni; Caprara, Eva; Pastorelli, Concetta; Bridglall, Beatrice
Titel	Positive Effects of Promoting Prosocial Behavior in Early Adolescence: Evidence from a School-Based Intervention
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 38 (2014) 4, S.386-396 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025414531464
Schlagwörter	Prosocial Behavior; Early Adolescents; Intervention; Middle School Students; Foreign Countries; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Helping Relationship; Student Behavior; Aggression; Behavior Change; Program Effectiveness; Social Development; Consciousness Raising; Personality Traits; Empathy; Self Efficacy; Surveys; Questionnaires; Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Italy (Rome) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Helfende Beziehung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Entwicklung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Empathie; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a pilot school-based intervention called CEPIDEA, designed to promote prosocial behavior in early adolescence. The study took place in a middle school located in a small city near Rome. The intervention group included 151 students (52.3% males; M[subscript age] = 12.4), and the control group 173 students (50.3% females; M[subscript age] = 13.0). Both groups were assessed at three time points, each 6 months apart. A Latent Growth Curve analysis revealed that the intervention group, compared to the control group, showed an increase of helping behavior along with a decrease of physical and verbal aggression across time. Current results also showed that the increase of helping behavior mediated the decline of verbal aggression in adolescents who had attended the intervention. Participants of CEPIDEA also attained higher grades than the control group at the end of middle school. Overall, findings suggest that promoting prosocial behavior may serve to counteract aggressive conduct and enhance academic achievement during adolescence. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10