The Association between Emotional Intelligence and Prosocial Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

IF 3.7 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Youth and Adolescence Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI:10.1007/s10964-024-02062-y

Xiaojun Cao, Jiaojiao Chen

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Emotional intelligence and prosocial behavior both play an important role in the development of children and adolescents. However, the strength of the association between emotional intelligence and prosocial behavior in children and adolescents is controversial. Hence, this study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the exact association between emotional intelligence and prosocial behavior in children and adolescents. Through a literature search, a total of 40 studies and 40 effect sizes were included in this meta-analysis (n = 20621). In this study, the main effect test shows that there is a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and prosocial behavior in children and adolescents (r = 0.43). Moreover, the present study found a significant moderating effect of age. More specifically, the association between early childhood (0–6 years) emotional intelligence and prosocial behavior is stronger than in middle childhood (7–12 years) and adolescence (13–18 years), and the correlation between emotional intelligence and prosocial behavior is stronger in boys than in girls. The culture was also found to be an important moderator, the association was found to be weaker for Western culture than for Eastern culture. Finally, a stronger correlation between the two variables was found when the emotional intelligence measurement tool was LZ (Emotional intelligence questionnaire compiled by Liu Yan and Zou Hong). These results indicated that improving children’s and adolescents’ emotional intelligence could be an important strategy to enhance children’s prosocial behavior.

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儿童和青少年的情商与亲社会行为之间的关系：系统回顾与元分析

情商和亲社会行为在儿童和青少年的成长过程中都发挥着重要作用。然而，儿童和青少年的情商与亲社会行为之间的关联强度却存在争议。因此，本研究旨在进行荟萃分析，以评估儿童和青少年的情商与亲社会行为之间的确切关联。通过文献检索，本荟萃分析共纳入了 40 项研究和 40 个效应量（n = 20621）。本研究的主效应检验表明，儿童和青少年的情绪智力与亲社会行为之间存在显著的正相关（r = 0.43）。此外，本研究还发现年龄具有明显的调节作用。更具体地说，幼儿期（0-6 岁）情商与亲社会行为之间的相关性强于中幼儿期（7-12 岁）和青少年期（13-18 岁），而且男孩的情商与亲社会行为之间的相关性强于女孩。研究还发现，文化也是一个重要的调节因素，西方文化的相关性弱于东方文化。最后，当情商测量工具为 LZ（刘艳和邹红编制的情商问卷）时，两个变量之间的相关性更强。这些结果表明，提高儿童和青少年的情商可能是增强儿童亲社会行为的重要策略。

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Journal of Youth and Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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8.20

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6.10%

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155

期刊介绍： Journal of Youth and Adolescence provides a single, high-level medium of communication for psychologists, psychiatrists, biologists, criminologists, educators, and researchers in many other allied disciplines who address the subject of youth and adolescence. The journal publishes quantitative analyses, theoretical papers, and comprehensive review articles. The journal especially welcomes empirically rigorous papers that take policy implications seriously. Research need not have been designed to address policy needs, but manuscripts must address implications for the manner society formally (e.g., through laws, policies or regulations) or informally (e.g., through parents, peers, and social institutions) responds to the period of youth and adolescence.