The present longitudinal study examined the role of quality of friendship in mediating the relation of pro-sociality to self-esteem over time. Participants were 424 Italian young adults (56% females) assessed at two waves (Mage = 21.1 at Time 1; Mage = 25 at Time 2).An autoregressive cross-lagged panel model was used to test the mediational model. Self- and friend-report measures of pro-sociality, quality of friendship, and self-esteem were included in the analyses. Results were in line with the hypothesized paths, with quality of friendship mediating the relation of pro-sociality to later self-esteem above and beyond its high stability. Self-esteem, in turn, predicted pro-sociality 4 years later. Overall, the present findings support the potential benefits of behaving pro-socially for an actor in terms of increased perceived self-worth and also expand previous work by outlining the specific mediational role of the quality of friendships.The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed

The relation of pro-sociality to self-esteem. The mediational role of quality of friendships / Zuffianò, Antonio; Eisenberg, Nancy; Alessandri, Guido; LUENGO KANACRI, bernadette paula; Pastorelli, Concetta; Milioni, Michela; Caprara, Gian Vittorio. - In: JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY. - ISSN 0022-3506. - STAMPA. - 84:1(2016), pp. 59-70. [I: 10.1111/jopy.12137]

The relation of pro-sociality to self-esteem. The mediational role of quality of friendships

Zuffianò, Antonio;ALESSANDRI, GUIDO;LUENGO KANACRI, bernadette paula;PASTORELLI, Concetta;CAPRARA, Gian Vittorio
2016

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The present longitudinal study examined the role of quality of friendship in mediating the relation of pro-sociality to self-esteem over time. Participants were 424 Italian young adults (56% females) assessed at two waves (Mage = 21.1 at Time 1; Mage = 25 at Time 2).An autoregressive cross-lagged panel model was used to test the mediational model. Self- and friend-report measures of pro-sociality, quality of friendship, and self-esteem were included in the analyses. Results were in line with the hypothesized paths, with quality of friendship mediating the relation of pro-sociality to later self-esteem above and beyond its high stability. Self-esteem, in turn, predicted pro-sociality 4 years later. Overall, the present findings support the potential benefits of behaving pro-socially for an actor in terms of increased perceived self-worth and also expand previous work by outlining the specific mediational role of the quality of friendships.The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed
2016
prosociality self-esteem; friendship
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The relation of pro-sociality to self-esteem. The mediational role of quality of friendships / Zuffianò, Antonio; Eisenberg, Nancy; Alessandri, Guido; LUENGO KANACRI, bernadette paula; Pastorelli, Concetta; Milioni, Michela; Caprara, Gian Vittorio. - In: JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY. - ISSN 0022-3506. - STAMPA. - 84:1(2016), pp. 59-70. [I: 10.1111/jopy.12137]
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