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Positive youth development: Parental warmth, values, and prosocial behavior in 11 cultural groups
Pastorelli, Concetta1; Zuffianò, Antonio1; Lansford, Jennifer E.2; Thartori, Eriona1; Bornstein, Marc H.3; Chang, Lei4; Deater-Deckard, Kirby5; Giunta, Laura Di1; Dodge, Kenneth A.2; Gurdal, Sevtap6; Liu, Qin7; Long, Qian8; Oburu, Paul9; Skinner, Ann T.2; Sorbring, Emma6; Steinberg, Laurence10; Tapanya, Sombat11; Tirado, Liliana Maria Uribe12; Yotanyamaneewong, Saengduean11; Al-Hassan, Suha13; Alampay, Liane Peña14; Bacchini, Dario15
2021
Source PublicationJournal of Youth Development
ISSN2325-4009
Volume16Issue:2-3Pages:379-401
Abstract

The current cross-cultural study aimed to extend research on parenting and children’s prosocial behavior by examining relations among parental warmth, values related to family obligations (i.e., children’s support to and respect for their parents, siblings, and extended family), and prosocial behavior during the transition to adolescence (from ages 9 to 12). Mothers, fathers, and their children (N = 1107 families) from 8 countries including 11 cultural groups (Colombia; Rome and Naples, Italy; Jordan; Kenya; the Philippines; Sweden; Thailand; and African Americans, European Americans, and Latin Americans in the United States) provided data over 3 years in 3 waves (Mage of child in wave 1 = 9.34 years, SD = 0.75; 50.5% female). Overall, across all 11 cultural groups, multivariate change score analysis revealed positive associations among the change rates of parental warmth, values related to family obligations, and prosocial behavior during late childhood (from age 9 to 10) and early-adolescence (from age 10 to 12). In most cultural groups, more parental warmth at ages 9 and 10 predicted steeper mean-level increases in prosocial behavior in subsequent years. The findings highlight the prominent role of positive family context, characterized by warm relationships and shared prosocial values, in fostering children’s positive development in the transition to adolescence. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.

KeywordAdolescence Cross-cultural Family Values Parental Warmth Positive Youth Development Prosocial Behavior
DOI10.5195/JYD.2021.1026
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Indexed ByESCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaPsychology
WOS SubjectPsychology, Developmental
WOS IDWOS:000672850000021
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85111695160
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CollectionDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Corresponding AuthorPastorelli, Concetta
Affiliation1.Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2.Duke University, United States
3.Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
4.University of Macau, Macao
5.University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
6.University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
7.Chongqing Medical University, China
8.Duke Kunshan University, China
9.Maseno University, Kenya
10.Temple University, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
11.Chiang Mai University, Thailand
12.Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellin, Colombia
13.Hashemite University, Jordan and Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
14.Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
15.University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy
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Pastorelli, Concetta,Zuffianò, Antonio,Lansford, Jennifer E.,et al. Positive youth development: Parental warmth, values, and prosocial behavior in 11 cultural groups[J]. Journal of Youth Development, 2021, 16(2-3), 379-401.
APA Pastorelli, Concetta., Zuffianò, Antonio., Lansford, Jennifer E.., Thartori, Eriona., Bornstein, Marc H.., Chang, Lei., Deater-Deckard, Kirby., Giunta, Laura Di., Dodge, Kenneth A.., Gurdal, Sevtap., Liu, Qin., Long, Qian., Oburu, Paul., Skinner, Ann T.., Sorbring, Emma., Steinberg, Laurence., Tapanya, Sombat., Tirado, Liliana Maria Uribe., Yotanyamaneewong, Saengduean., ...& Bacchini, Dario (2021). Positive youth development: Parental warmth, values, and prosocial behavior in 11 cultural groups. Journal of Youth Development, 16(2-3), 379-401.
MLA Pastorelli, Concetta,et al."Positive youth development: Parental warmth, values, and prosocial behavior in 11 cultural groups".Journal of Youth Development 16.2-3(2021):379-401.
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