Abstract
AbstractCollege students’ prosocial behaviors have been shown to help them to attain honor, achieve happiness, and improve their social adaptation. This study was designed to examine the mediating roles of parent-child attachment and emotion regulation self-efficacy in the relationship between family socioeconomic status and prosocial behaviors. A survey was conducted among 458 college students randomly selected from six universities in two Chinese provinces characterized by a medium level of higher education development. The model was verified by structural equation modeling and mediation effect testing methods. The study revealed that family socioeconomic status had a positive effect on parent-child attachment and emotion regulation self-efficacy, but had no direct effect on the students’ prosocial behavior. Moreover, parent-child attachment and emotional regulation self-efficacy both mediated the influence of family socioeconomic status on the prosocial behavior of college students. Finally, family socioeconomic status affected the prosocial behavior of college students through the chain of parent-child attachment and emotional self-efficacy.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Reference45 articles.
1. Ainsworth, M. S., & Bowlby, J. (1991). An ethological approach to personality development.[J]. American Psychologist, 46(4), 333–341.
2. Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action : A social cognitive theory[J]. Journal of Applied Psychology, 12(1), 169.
3. Caprara, G. V., & Steca, P. (2005). Self–Efficacy Beliefs As Determinants of Prosocial Behavior Conducive to Life Satisfaction Across Ages[J]. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 24(2), 191–217.
4. Caprara, G. V., Di Giunta, L., Eisenberg, N., et al. (2008a). Assessing regulatory emotional self-efficacy in three countries.[J]. Psychological Assessment, 20(3), 227–237.
5. Caprara, G. V., Di Giunta, L., Eisenberg, N., et al. (2008b). Assessing regulatory emotional self-efficacy in three countries.[J]. Psychological Assessment, 20(3), 227–237.
Cited by
5 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献