Adolescent Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Self-Processes and Contextual Cues

Autor/inn/en	Wentzel, Kathryn R.; Filisetti, Laurence; Looney, Lisa
Titel	Adolescent Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Self-Processes and Contextual Cues
Quelle	In: Child Development, 78 (2007) 3, S.895-910 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01039.x
Schlagwörter	Perspective Taking; Empathy; Prosocial Behavior; Early Adolescents; Peer Relationship; Student Attitudes; Grade 6; Grade 8; Student Behavior; Attitude Measures; Affective Behavior; Depression (Psychology); Competence; Context Effect; Cues; Teacher Expectations of Students; Goal Orientation; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; White Students; African American Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zukunftsperspektive; Empathie; Peer-Beziehungen; Schülerverhalten; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Student behaviour; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Kompetenz; Stichwort; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Peer- and teacher-reported prosocial behavior of 339 6th-grade (11-12 years) and 8th-grade (13-14 years) students was examined in relation to prosocial goals, self-processes (reasons for behavior, empathy, perspective taking, depressive affect, perceived competence), and contextual cues (expectations of peers and teachers). Goal pursuit significantly predicted prosocial behavior, and goal pursuit provided a pathway by which reasons for behavior were related to behavior. Reasons reflected external, other-focused, self-focused, and internal justifications for behavior; each reason was related to a unique set of self-processes and contextual cues. Associations between prosocial outcomes and sex and race (Caucasian and African American) were mediated in part by self-processes and contextual cues. The implications of studying prosocial behavior from a motivational perspective are discussed. (Author).
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