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The Relationship of Family Cohesion and Teacher Emotional Support with Adolescent Prosocial Behavior: The Chain-Mediating Role of Self-Compassion and Meaning in Life

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1153 adolescents to examine how emotional support within family and school contexts relates to adolescents' prosocial behavior. Results indicated that both family cohesion and teacher emotional support were positively and significantly associated with prosocial behavior. Further analysis revealed that adolescents' meaning in life mediated these relationships and that self-compassion together with meaning in life served as a sequential mediating pathway. When the direct effects of family cohesion and teacher emotional support on prosocial behavior were compared, teacher emotional support exhibited a significantly stronger direct association. However, no significant differences emerged between the two sources of support concerning the sequential (chain-mediating) pathways. These findings extend current understanding of adolescent prosocial development and highlight the importance of collaborative efforts by families and schools to meet adolescents' emotional needs and promote prosocial tendencies.

Source: Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/bs15081126

Authors: Peng Li, Xia Zhou, Jiali Jiang, Shuying Fu, Xuejun Bai, Wenbin Feng

Institutions: Tianjin Normal University, Yancheng Teachers University

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,654