SynthesisJournal of adolescence2026
The Association Between Prosocial Behavior and Mental Health: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Journal of adolescence, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Family Sport Involvement and Adolescent Prosocial Behavior: A Latent Profile Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Cognitive and existential-motivational pathways from empathy to prosocial behavior: a parallel mediation study in a Chinese university sample.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
introductionAlthough numerous studies have reported a significant association between prosocial behavior and mental health, other studies have indicated a weak or non-significant, and in some cases even negative link.
methodTo clarify these inconsistencies, the present study employed a three-level meta-analytic approach to examine the overall association between prosocial behavior and mental health, as well as the moderating effects of various demographic and methodological variables.
resultsA comprehensive literature search yielded 366 effect sizes (N = 222,866) that were included in the meta-analysis. The main effect revealed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.26, p < 0.001) between prosocial behavior and mental health. Further moderator analyses indicated that this relationship was moderated by culture (F
conclusionsOverall, the findings highlight the positive association between prosocial behavior and mental health and underscore the importance of considering prosocial behavior in efforts aimed at supporting psychological well-being.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.