Zhang Xueqi, Yan Fengjuan, Meng Lin
School of Labor Relations, Shandong Management University, Jinan, China.
School of Public Administration, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jul 16;16:1610985. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1610985. eCollection 2025.
Prosocial behavior refers to a series of behaviors that are beneficial to others and social harmony, such as humility, assistance, cooperation and sharing, which are important aspects of adolescent social ability development. With the acceleration of urbanization in China, the scale of the floating population continues to expand. The structural change of "family mobility" makes migrant children become a huge group in urban society that cannot be ignored. Promoting the social integration and urban inclusion of migrant children has become a critical interdisciplinary research focus. This study examines the impact of relative deprivation on prosocial behavior among migrant children, specifically investigating the mediating role of self-esteem in this relationship and the moderating role of social support between self-esteem and prosocial behavior. Using multi-stage clustered PPS (Probability Proportional to Size) sampling, data were collected from 1,428 migrant adolescents across 12 schools in central Jinan, Shandong Province. Prosocial behavior, relative deprivation, self-esteem, and perceived social support were assessed via standardized scales. The results indicate a significant negative effect of relative deprivation on prosocial behavior among migrant children. This inhibition is partially mediated by self-esteem, while social support positively moderates the relationship between self-esteem and prosocial behavior. The findings suggest that enhancing prosocial behavior among migrant children requires proactive emotional interventions. These interventions should aim to boost self-perception and self-identity, elevate self-esteem, reduce feelings of relative deprivation, and address educational challenges. Social networks-supported multi-pronged approaches are needed to foster social integration.
亲社会行为是指一系列有利于他人和社会和谐的行为，如谦逊、助人、合作与分享，这些是青少年社会能力发展的重要方面。随着中国城市化进程的加速，流动人口规模不断扩大。“家庭流动”的结构变化使流动儿童成为城市社会中一个不可忽视的庞大群体。促进流动儿童的社会融合和城市融入已成为一个关键的跨学科研究重点。本研究考察相对剥夺对流动儿童亲社会行为的影响，具体探究自尊在这种关系中的中介作用以及社会支持在自尊与亲社会行为之间的调节作用。采用多阶段整群PPS（概率与规模成比例）抽样方法，从山东省济南市中部12所学校的1428名流动青少年中收集数据。通过标准化量表对亲社会行为、相对剥夺、自尊和感知社会支持进行评估。结果表明，相对剥夺对流动儿童的亲社会行为有显著的负面影响。这种抑制作用部分由自尊介导，而社会支持正向调节自尊与亲社会行为之间的关系。研究结果表明，增强流动儿童的亲社会行为需要积极的情感干预。这些干预应旨在提高自我认知和自我认同、提升自尊、减少相对剥夺感并应对教育挑战。需要社会网络支持的多管齐下方法来促进社会融合。
