Lam Ching Man
Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:769158. doi: 10.1100/2012/769158. Epub 2012 Apr 30.
This paper discusses the concept of prosocial involvement as a positive youth development construct. How prosocial involvement is defined and how the different theories conceptualize prosocial involvement are reviewed. Antecedents of prosocial involvement such as biological traits, personality, cognitive and emotional processes, socialization experience, culture, and their social context are examined. The relationship between prosocial involvement and adolescent developmental outcomes, together with strategies to promote prosocial involvement in adolescents, are discussed. Finally, directions for future research and practice are proposed.
本文探讨了亲社会参与作为一种积极的青少年发展构念的概念。回顾了亲社会参与是如何被定义的，以及不同理论如何对亲社会参与进行概念化。研究了亲社会参与的前因，如生物特征、个性、认知和情感过程、社会化经历、文化及其社会背景。讨论了亲社会参与与青少年发展结果之间的关系，以及促进青少年亲社会参与的策略。最后，提出了未来研究和实践的方向。
