ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
How do childhood abuse and neglect affect prosocial behavior? The mediating roles of different empathic components.
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- Empathy as a Mediator of the Relation between Peer Influence and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescence: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2025Pooled it
- Empathy profiles in posttraumatic stress disorder: A person-centered approach to understanding emotion dysregulation and psychopathology.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Associations Between Protective Factors and Prosocial Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents with Childhood Maltreatment: A Three-level Meta-Analysis.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Early Life Adversity and Empathy: A Scoping Review of Past Research and Recommendations for Future Directions.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Article
- Childhood predictors of charitable giving and helping across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Neuroanatomical markers of social cognition in neglected adolescents.Neurobiology of stress · 2024Article
- Parent-Child Discrepancies in Perceived Parental Control and Their Associations with Children's Prosocial Behaviors in Early Adolescence within Chinese Families.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- An enriched environment ameliorates the reduction of parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex caused by maternal separation early in life.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Childhood abuse and neglect are typically considered as two different forms of maltreatment. Previous international studies have found differential effects of abuse and neglect on prosocial behavior, but this and the mediating pathway underlying these associations have not been examined in a Chinese sample. Our study aims to examine the effects of childhood abuse and neglect on prosocial behavior in Chinese participants and test the unique mediating roles of different empathic components in these associations. Methods: A total of 1,569 young adults (average age = 18.17 years) were recruited from a college that enrolls students from all provinces of China. Participants completed a series of questionnaires, including the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and Prosocial Tendencies Measure. Path analysis was conducted to determine the mediational relationships. Results: Emotional neglect had significant direct effect on prosocial behavior ( Conclusion: Childhood abuse and neglect have distinct influences on prosocial behavior. Emotional abuse and emotional neglect affect prosocial behavior through distinct pathways. This conclusion could help to establish precise interventions for improving prosocial behavior in maltreated individuals.
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