Academic Journal
Adolescents' Perceptions of Social Risk and Prosocial Tendencies: Developmental Change and Individual Differences
| Title: | Adolescents' Perceptions of Social Risk and Prosocial Tendencies: Developmental Change and Individual Differences |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Emma Armstrong-Carter, Kathy T. Do, Natasha Duell, Seh-Joo Kwon, Kristen A. Lindquist, Mitch J. Prinstein, Eva H. Telzer |
| Source: | Grantee Submission. 2023 32:Dep188-Dep203. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) National Science Foundation (NSF), Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS) National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) |
| Contract Number: | R305B140009 T32HD07376 DGE1650116 R01DA039923 1459719 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Prosocial Behavior, Risk, Social Bias, Adolescent Development, Longitudinal Studies, Measurement Techniques, Correlation, Social Behavior, Age Differences, Empathy, Health Behavior, Individual Characteristics, Helping Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship, Developmental Stages, Personality Traits, Rural Schools, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences, Behavior Change, Measures (Individuals) |
| DOI: | 10.1111/sode.12630 |
| Abstract: | Many prosocial behaviors involve social risks such as speaking out against a popular opinion, bias, group norm, or authority. However, little is known about whether adolescents' prosocial tendencies develop over time with their perceptions of social risks. This accelerated longitudinal study used within-subject growth-curve analyses to test the link between adolescents' prosocial tendencies and social risk perceptions. Adolescents completed self-reports annually for 3 years (N = 893; M[subscript age] = 12.30 years, 10-14 years at Wave 1, and 10-17 years across the full study period; 50% girls, 33% White non-Latinx, 27% Latinx, 20% African American, 20% mixed/other race). The association between social risk tolerance and prosocial tendencies changed significantly across adolescence. Specifically, for younger adolescents, more prosocial tendencies were associated significantly with less social risk tolerance, whereas for relatively older adolescents, more prosocial tendencies were associated marginally with more social risk tolerance. Additional individual differences by empathy (but not sensation seeking) emerged. These findings suggest that prosocial tendencies across adolescence may be associated with an underlying ability to tolerate social risks. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED662304 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/sode.12630 |
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| Published in: | Grantee Submission |
| Language: | English |