ERIC Number: EJ1161110
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Publication Date: 2018-Jan
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The Role of Relative Intrinsic Aspirations in Chinese Adolescents' Prosocial Behaviors
Fu, Xinyuan; Liu, Xiaolan; Yang, Ying; Zhang, Mengyuan; Kou, Yu
Youth & Society, v50 n1 p75-92 Jan 2018
We examined Chinese adolescents' aspirations and explored the relationship between relative intrinsic aspirations (RIA) and prosocial behaviors and whether adolescents with different levels of RIA have different emphases on self- and other-oriented considerations during prosocial decision making. In Study 1, 236 participants were recruited and completed a questionnaire containing the Aspiration Index and Prosocial Tendencies Measure. The results show that RIA are positively associated with adolescents' prosocial behaviors. In Study 2, 158 adolescents completed a questionnaire containing the Aspiration Index and measurements of prosocial decision making and considerations in prosocial decision making. To some extent, adolescents with a lower level of RIA have a greater emphasis on self-oriented considerations, whereas adolescents with a higher level of RIA have a greater emphasis on other-oriented considerations. In addition, both studies suggest that Chinese adolescents value intrinsic aspirations above extrinsic ones.
Descriptors: Role, Prosocial Behavior, Correlation, Questionnaires, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Decision Making, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Multivariate Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Aspiration, Scores, Statistical Analysis, Regression (Statistics)
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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 (Beijing)
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