Positive Youth Development and Prosocial Behavior: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis.

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Adolescence Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI:10.1002/jad.70040

Kalista Meulenbeek, Lisa Loheide-Niesmann, Flavia Spagnuolo, Maaike J Cima

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Abstract

Introduction: Increasing prosocial behavior in youth, especially in those prone to antisocial tendencies, has important implications for both individual and societal well-being. Positive Youth Development, conceptualized into domains by the Collaborative for Academic and Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), has been linked to prosocial behavior, however a synthesis of this evidence has been lacking. Therefore, this systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis investigated the association between (skills within) CASEL domains (i.e., self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making) and prosocial behavior, in both normative samples and those characterized by or at-risk of antisocial tendencies.

Methods: Searches in PubMed, PsycINFO and Web of Science identified 6,340 unique records, with 121 studies being included.

Results: Most studies found positive associations between self-awareness and self-management skills and prosocial behavior, with meta-analyses showing small-to-moderate correlations for the skills emotion identification (r = 0.17), self-confidence (r = 0.20), self-control (r = 0.24), self-management (r = 0.25), and self-efficacy (r = 0.29). Moreover, there is some initial evidence suggesting a connection with self-efficacy, relationship skills and building in antisocial/at-risk youth.

Conclusion: Overall, this review highlights the need for an integrative approach to foster prosocial behavior, emphasizing the role of self-awareness and self-management skills in supporting developmental outcomes. However, further research investigating causality and antisocial youth specifically is needed.

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青少年积极发展与亲社会行为：系统回顾与多元元分析。

引言：青少年中亲社会行为的增加，特别是那些有反社会倾向的青少年，对个人和社会福祉都有重要的影响。积极的青少年发展，由学术、社会和情感学习合作（CASEL）概念化为多个领域，与亲社会行为有关，但缺乏对这一证据的综合研究。因此，本系统综述和多层次荟萃分析调查了CASEL领域内的技能（即自我意识、自我管理、关系技能和负责任决策）与亲社会行为之间的关系，包括规范样本和以反社会倾向为特征或有反社会倾向风险的样本。方法：在PubMed、PsycINFO和Web of Science中进行搜索，确定了6340条独特的记录，其中包括121项研究。结果：大多数研究发现自我意识、自我管理技能和亲社会行为之间存在正相关，meta分析显示情绪识别（r = 0.17）、自信（r = 0.20）、自我控制（r = 0.24）、自我管理（r = 0.25）和自我效能（r = 0.29）与技能之间存在小到中等的相关性。此外，有一些初步证据表明，在反社会/有风险的青少年中，自我效能感、人际关系技巧和建立有联系。结论：总的来说，这篇综述强调了需要一个综合的方法来培养亲社会行为，强调自我意识和自我管理技能在支持发展结果中的作用。然而，需要进一步研究因果关系和反社会青年。

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Journal of Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

2.60%

发文量

123

期刊介绍： The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances.