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article · The Journal of Genetic Psychology · 2022

Are Adolescents With Higher Self-Esteem More Prosocial? Exploring the Moderating Effect of Self-Compassion in Different Genders

Shiqing Li, Jian Hao

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Abstract

Previous studies have revealed a positive relationship between self-esteem and prosocial behavior. Based on social mentality theory, the authors propose that self-compassion as a self-soothing system moderates the relationship in adolescents girls and not in adolescent boys. A total of 540 adolescents from 12 to 14 years old completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Self-Compassion Scale, and Prosocial Tendencies Measure. The results showed that both self-esteem and self-compassion were positively correlated with prosocial behavior, self-compassion moderated the relationship between self-esteem and altruistic or anonymous prosocial behavior, and self-compassion moderated the relationship between self-esteem and dire prosocial behavior and the moderating effect was moderated by gender. In conclusion, the present study indicates that self-esteem and self-compassion, as two important aspects of the self, are beneficial to prosocial behavior in adolescence. Self-compassion strengthens the relationship between self-esteem and specific prosocial behavior, especially for adolescent girls.

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APA 7

Li, S., & Hao, J. (2022). Are Adolescents With Higher Self-Esteem More Prosocial? Exploring the Moderating Effect of Self-Compassion in Different Genders. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 183(5), 364–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2022.2083937

MLA 9

Li, Shiqing, and Jian Hao. “Are Adolescents With Higher Self-Esteem More Prosocial? Exploring the Moderating Effect of Self-Compassion in Different Genders.” The Journal of Genetic Psychology, vol. 183, no. 5, 2022, pp. 364–80, https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2022.2083937.

Chicago

Li, Shiqing, and Jian Hao. 2022. “Are Adolescents With Higher Self-Esteem More Prosocial? Exploring the Moderating Effect of Self-Compassion in Different Genders.” The Journal of Genetic Psychology 183 (5): 364–80. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2022.2083937.

Harvard

Li, S. and Hao, J. (2022) ‘Are Adolescents With Higher Self-Esteem More Prosocial? Exploring the Moderating Effect of Self-Compassion in Different Genders’, The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 183(5), pp. 364–380. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2022.2083937.

BibTeX
@article{li2022adolescents,
  title = {{Are Adolescents With Higher Self-Esteem More Prosocial? Exploring the Moderating Effect of Self-Compassion in Different Genders}},
  author = {Li, Shiqing and Hao, Jian},
  journal = {The Journal of Genetic Psychology},
  volume = {183},
  number = {5},
  pages = {364--380},
  year = {2022},
  doi = {10.1080/00221325.2022.2083937}
}

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