Sapienza University of Rome.
Liverpool Hope University.
J Pers. 2018 Apr;86(2):247-260. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12309. Epub 2017 Apr 10.
Researchers have demonstrated the prediction of academic functioning by children's prosocial behavior (PB). The goal of our study was to examine the contribution of adolescents' PB for middle and senior high school grades after controlling for stability of achievement and for intelligence, Big Five traits, and sociodemographic variables (i.e., sex and socioeconomic status).
Study 1 examined on 165 adolescents (48.5% boys) the prediction by peer-reported PB in 7th grade of academic achievement at the end of junior high school, after controlling for the above variables. Study 2 examined the prediction by 927 (52% girls) 8th graders' PB of academic achievement 5 years later, at the end of senior high school, taking into account the stability of grades, personality traits, and socio-structural variables.
Overall, hierarchical regression analysis indicated in both studies PB and Openness significantly predicted better grades in the short term and over time despite the high stability of grades across 5 years. Extraversion negatively predicted academic achievement across 1 year in junior high school.
Findings supported the view of PB as a strength and a key resource for adolescents' academic attainment.
研究人员已经证明，儿童的亲社会行为（PB）可以预测其学业表现。本研究的目的是在控制学业成绩稳定性、智力、大五人格特质和社会人口学变量（即性别和社会经济地位）的情况下，检验青少年 PB 对初中和高中成绩的贡献。
研究 1 考察了 165 名青少年（48.5%为男生）的情况，他们在 7 年级时的同伴报告亲社会行为预测了初中结束时的学业成绩，同时控制了上述变量。研究 2 考察了 927 名（52%为女生）八年级学生的 PB 对 5 年后高中结束时学业成绩的预测，考虑到成绩的稳定性、人格特质和社会结构变量。
总的来说，在这两项研究中，层级回归分析表明，亲社会行为和开放性尽管在 5 年内成绩的稳定性很高，但在短期内和长期内都显著预测了更好的成绩。外向性在初中 1 年内对学业成绩有负面影响。
这些发现支持了将亲社会行为视为青少年学业成就的一种优势和关键资源的观点。
