Prosocial Behavior and Subjective Well-Being in School among Elementary School Students: the Mediating Roles of the Satisfaction of Relatedness Needs at School and Self-Esteem

Wang Liu, Tian Su (), Lili Tian and E. Scott Huebner
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Wang Liu: South China Normal University
Tian Su: South China Normal University
Lili Tian: South China Normal University
E. Scott Huebner: University of South Carolina

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2021, vol. 16, issue 4, No 2, 1439-1459

Abstract: Abstract We examined the multiple mediating effects of the satisfaction of relatedness needs at school and self-esteem in the relation between prosocial behavior and subjective well-being (SWB) in school among elementary school students employing a four-wave longitudinal design with six-month time intervals. At the baseline assessment, 1058 Chinese elementary school students (575 males; Mage = 9.44) completed a multi-measure questionnaire. A total of 776 students participated in the study on all four occasions. Results of structural equation modeling showed that: (a) Prosocial behavior at Time 1 positively predicted SWB in school at Time 4. (b) The satisfaction of relatedness needs at school at Time 2 mediated the path from prosocial behavior at Time 1 to SWB in school at Time 4; the mediating effect of self-esteem at Time 3 between prosocial behavior at Time 1 and SWB in school at Time 4 was not significant. (c) Prosocial behavior at Time 1 showed indirect effects on SWB in school at Time 4 successively via the satisfaction of relatedness needs at school at Time 2 and self-esteem at Time 3. Limitations of the study and implication of the results were discussed.

Keywords: Prosocial behavior; Subjective well-being in school; Satisfaction of relatedness needs at school; Self-esteem; Elementary school students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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