Adolescents' Prosocial Behavior Predicts Good Grades Beyond Intelligence and Personality Traits
Adolescents' Prosocial Behavior Predicts Good Grades Beyond Intelligence and Personality Traits
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DOI：
10.1111/jopy.12309
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
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5
通讯作者：
Caprara, Gian Vittorio
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作者：
Gerbino, Maria;Zuffiano, Antonio;Caprara, Gian Vittorio
研究人员已经证明了儿童的亲社会行为（PB）对学业功能的预测。我们研究的目的是在控制了成绩的稳定性、智力、大五特质和社会人口学变量（即，研究1在控制了上述变量后，对165名青少年（48.5%为男生）进行了初中七年级学生同伴报告的学习成绩预测。研究2检验了927名（52%的女孩）8年级学生的学习成绩PB 5年后，在高中结束时，考虑到成绩的稳定性，人格特质和社会结构变量。分层回归分析表明，在这两项研究中，PB和开放性在短期内和随着时间的推移显着预测更好的成绩，尽管高稳定性，5年的成绩。外向性负向预测的学业成就，在1年的初中。结论研究结果支持的观点，PB的实力和青少年的学业成就的一个关键资源。
ObjectiveResearchers have demonstrated the prediction of academic functioning by children's prosocial behavior (PB). The goal of our study was to examine the contribution of adolescents' PB for middle and senior high school grades after controlling for stability of achievement and for intelligence, Big Five traits, and sociodemographic variables (i.e., sex and socioeconomic status).MethodStudy 1 examined on 165 adolescents (48.5% boys) the prediction by peer-reported PB in 7th grade of academic achievement at the end of junior high school, after controlling for the above variables. Study 2 examined the prediction by 927 (52% girls) 8th graders' PB of academic achievement 5 years later, at the end of senior high school, taking into account the stability of grades, personality traits, and socio-structural variables.ResultsOverall, hierarchical regression analysis indicated in both studies PB and Openness significantly predicted better grades in the short term and over time despite the high stability of grades across 5 years. Extraversion negatively predicted academic achievement across 1 year in junior high school.ConclusionFindings supported the view of PB as a strength and a key resource for adolescents' academic attainment.