ERIC Number: EJ1264104
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
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Having Less but Giving More: Work Experience and Prosocial Behavior of Chinese Working-Class Youth
Hui, Bryant P. H.; Ngai, Pun; Qiu, Jack Linchuan; Koo, Anita
Youth & Society, v52 n8 p1582-1601 Nov 2020
Adolescent behavior is often negatively viewed especially regarding work experience. By introducing a concept of prosocial behavior, our study attempts to provide an alternative view on the effects of teenage job and work experience. We hypothesized that work experience could generate more prosocial behaviors. By surveying a large group of working-class youth (N = 2,860) from eight Chinese vocational schools and using structural equation modeling, we confirmed that the pattern of "having less, giving more" could be found in our sample. Our findings revealed that work experience could facilitate prosocial behavior via the increase of knowledge of both contract-based rights and labor action. By understanding working-class youth's prosocial behavior as a positive outcome of work experience, this study calls for further research on other positive outcomes, such as cooperation, civic engagement, and solidarity, among working-class youth.
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Work Experience, Vocational Schools, Structural Equation Models, Citizen Participation, Working Class, Student Employment, Labor, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes, Altruism, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Labor Conditions, Knowledge Level, Contracts, Volunteers, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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