Prosocial Involvement as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review
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, cogn...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf8ec538a1674ea2b18ecb4c74e85ac82025-02-03T07:25:02ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/769158769158Prosocial Involvement as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual ReviewChing Man Lam0Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongThis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/769158 |
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| title | Prosocial Involvement as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review |
| title_full | Prosocial Involvement as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Prosocial Involvement as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review |
| title_short | Prosocial Involvement as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review |
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