Prevalence of prosocial behavior according to sex and age in a sample of colombian students

This study aims to analyze the prosocial behavior taking into account the statistical differences by gender and age in adolescent population of students from three schools in the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga, Colombia. Prosocial behavior was coded with the Teenage Inventory of Social Skills, whi...

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Published inINFAD (Barcelona) Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 391 - 398
Main Authors Jesús Redondo Pacheco, Cándido J. Inglés Saura
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Asociación Nacional de Psicología Evolutiva y Educativa de la Infancia Adolescencia Mayores y Discapacidad 01.09.2014
Subjects
adolescencia
conducta prosocial
edad
género
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Summary:This study aims to analyze the prosocial behavior taking into account the statistical differences by gender and age in adolescent population of students from three schools in the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga, Colombia. Prosocial behavior was coded with the Teenage Inventory of Social Skills, which assesses prosocial and aggressive behavior in adolescent peer relationships. 50.4% of students in the research were identified as prosocial. The ratio analysis revealed a significantly higher prevalence in prosocial behavior in girls than in boys. Over the years, a shift in the frequency of interpersonal styles occurs, although prosociabilidad is more common at age 17.
ISSN:0214-9877
2603-5987
DOI:10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v1.384