Integrative emotion regulation predicts adolescents’ prosocial behavior through the mediation of empathy

Moti Benita; Tal Levkovitz; Guy Roth

doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.11.004

Integrative emotion regulation predicts adolescents’ prosocial behavior through the mediation of empathy

Moti Benita, Tal Levkovitz, Guy Roth

School of Education

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Abstract

The ability to regulate emotion plays a key role in the development of prosocial behavior. This study uses the self-determination theory conceptualization of emotion regulation to explore whether children's emotion regulation styles differentially predict their prosocial behavior in class. For the study, 240 sixth and seventh grade Israeli students and their teachers responded to self-report measures. The results of structural equation modeling showed integrative emotion regulation predicts student prosocial behavior, both directly and through the mediation of empathy towards classmates. These findings suggest integrative emotion regulation can play an important role in promoting children's psychosocial adjustment in class.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14-20
Number of pages	7
Journal	Learning and Instruction
Volume	50
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.11.004
State	Published - 1 Aug 2017

Keywords

Empathy
Indirect effect
Integrative emotion regulation
Prosocial behavior

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Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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