Abstract

INGLES, CÁNDIDO J et al. Prosocial behavior and academic motivation in Spanish High School Students. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.2, pp.451-461. ISSN 1657-9267.

This study analyzed the relationship between prosocial behaviour and academic goals in a sample of 2,022 Spanish compulsory secondary education students. The prosocial behaviour was measured with the Prosocial Behaviour scale of the Teenage Inventory of Social Skills (TISS) and academic goals were measured with the Achievement Goal Tendencies Questionnaire (AGTQ). The results revealed that students with high prosocial behaviour presented higher significantly scores in learning and performance goals. The prosocial behaviour was a positive and statistically significant predictor of learning and performance goals. Furthermore, learning and performance goals were positive and statistically significant predictors of the prosocial behaviour, whereas social reinforcement goals were a negative and statistically significant predictor of prosocial behaviour.

Keywords : Adolescence; prosocial behavior; secondary education; academic goals; Psychological Research; Psychological Tests; Social Behaviour; Group Behaviour; Interpersonal Relations; Emotions; Achievement Motivation.

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