SynthesisPsyCh journal2024
The association between social support and prosocial behavior: A three-level meta-analysis.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The association between social support and prosocial behavior: A three-level meta-analysis.PsyCh journal · 2024Pooled it
- How Conscientiousness Influences Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents: The Role of Empathy and Social Support.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Bidirectional Longitudinal Relations Between Prosocial Behavior, Social Support, and Core Self-Evaluation.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Associations between amygdala connectivity and experienced discrimination in children.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- The Development, Validity and Reliability of the Willingness of Prosocial Behavior Scale for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using Classical Testing Theory.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
- Social support and adolescent normative behavior in the context of rule of law education: the mediating role of educational expectations among Chinese students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Numerous studies have examined the relationship between social support and prosocial behavior and have concluded that social support is an important factor in generating prosocial behavior. However, different studies have produced different conclusions, and the moderating effect on the relationship is not entirely clear. The current study uses a three-level meta-analysis method to clarify the relationship between social support and prosocial behavior, and explores the moderating variables that affect the relationship between the two variables. Through a systematic literature search, a total of 92 studies, 418 effect sizes, and 74,378 participants were obtained. The main effects test found a significant positive correlation between social support and prosocial behavior. Tests of the moderating effects indicated that the relationship between social support and prosocial behavior was moderated by year of publication, source of social support, measurement of social support and measurement of prosocial behavior. In summary, social support plays an important role in prosocial behavior, and exploring their relationship is beneficial to families, schools and society in guiding individuals' prosocial behavior.
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