The benefits of a school intervention for prosocial behaviour and psychological well-being in early adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21628795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruiu Toiu-Ruiu Petruța (University of Bucharest), Elena Stănculescu (0000-0002-6185-2827, University of Bucharest, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 5216-5226 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-025-07353-6 |
| OpenAlex | W4407803652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 59 |
Few studies have analysed programmes focused on prosocial behaviour and well-being in early adolescence. This study aims to fill this gap. The main purpose of this research was to investigate a school intervention, comprising 24 sessions conducted over 3 months, to identify the effects on (i) prosocial behaviour, conceptualised as altruistic behaviour and prosocial compliant behaviour, and psychological well-being and (ii) gender differences in all variables, at baseline and post-intervention. Data were collected from a sample of 120 early adolescents (48% males; age range 10–12, M = 11.8, SD = 0.6), 60 enrolled in the experimental group and 60 in the control group. The findings revealed increased altruistic behaviour, prosocial compliant behaviour, and well-being at post-intervention compared to baseline in the experimental group, but no differences in the control group. In addition, no significant gender differences were found at post-intervention in the experimental group; but in the control group, females enacted more helping behaviours than males did. The practical implications for school psychologists and future research directions are discussed
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |