Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong

This study examined the correlates and predictors of prosocial behavior among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. A sample of 518 high school students responded to a questionnaire containing measures of antisocial and prosocial behavior, prosocial norms, pragmatic values, moral reasoning, and empathy....

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Main Authors:	Siu, Andrew M. H., Shek, Daniel T. L., Lai, Frank H. Y.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Scientific World Journal 2012
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415077/

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spelling	pubmed-34150772012-08-23 Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong Siu, Andrew M. H. Shek, Daniel T. L. Lai, Frank H. Y. Research Article This study examined the correlates and predictors of prosocial behavior among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. A sample of 518 high school students responded to a questionnaire containing measures of antisocial and prosocial behavior, prosocial norms, pragmatic values, moral reasoning, and empathy. Preliminary analyses showed that there were gender differences in some of the measures. While correlation analyses showed that parental education, prosocial norms, pragmatic values, moral reasoning, and empathy were related to prosocial behavior, regression analyses showed that prosocial norms, pragmatic values, and empathy dimensions (personal distress and empathy) were key predictors of it. The findings are largely consistent with theoretical predictions and previous research findings, other than the negative relationship between personal distress and prosocial behavior. The study also underscores the importance of values and norms in predicting prosocial behavior, which has been largely neglected in previous studies. The Scientific World Journal 2012-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3415077/ /pubmed/22919326 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/489156 Text en Copyright © 2012 Andrew M. H. Siu et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Siu, Andrew M. H. Shek, Daniel T. L. Lai, Frank H. Y.
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author_facet	Siu, Andrew M. H. Shek, Daniel T. L. Lai, Frank H. Y.
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title	Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong
title_short	Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong
title_full	Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong
title_fullStr	Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong
title_full_unstemmed	Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong
title_sort	predictors of prosocial behavior among chinese high school students in hong kong
description	This study examined the correlates and predictors of prosocial behavior among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. A sample of 518 high school students responded to a questionnaire containing measures of antisocial and prosocial behavior, prosocial norms, pragmatic values, moral reasoning, and empathy. Preliminary analyses showed that there were gender differences in some of the measures. While correlation analyses showed that parental education, prosocial norms, pragmatic values, moral reasoning, and empathy were related to prosocial behavior, regression analyses showed that prosocial norms, pragmatic values, and empathy dimensions (personal distress and empathy) were key predictors of it. The findings are largely consistent with theoretical predictions and previous research findings, other than the negative relationship between personal distress and prosocial behavior. The study also underscores the importance of values and norms in predicting prosocial behavior, which has been largely neglected in previous studies.
publisher	The Scientific World Journal
publishDate	2012
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415077/
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Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong

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