TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship of the family social environment, peer influences, and peer relationships to altruistic orientation in chinese children
AU - Ma, Hing Keung
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - This study investigated the correlation between the family social environment, peer influences, and peer relationships to altruistic orientation in Chinese children. Results in the present study showed that (a) altruistic orientation measured by the Child Altruism Inventory (H. K. Ma & M. C. Leung, 1991) was directly associated with a positive family social environment, (b) altruistic orientation was directly associated with positive peer influences and was inversely associated with negative peer influences, and (c) altruistic orientation was directly associated with perceived prosocial behavior of one's best friend and inversely associated with perceived antisocial behavior of one's best friend. The findings suggested that a good family social environment, positive peer influences, and good peer relationships tended to increase altruistic orientation.
AB - This study investigated the correlation between the family social environment, peer influences, and peer relationships to altruistic orientation in Chinese children. Results in the present study showed that (a) altruistic orientation measured by the Child Altruism Inventory (H. K. Ma & M. C. Leung, 1991) was directly associated with a positive family social environment, (b) altruistic orientation was directly associated with positive peer influences and was inversely associated with negative peer influences, and (c) altruistic orientation was directly associated with perceived prosocial behavior of one's best friend and inversely associated with perceived antisocial behavior of one's best friend. The findings suggested that a good family social environment, positive peer influences, and good peer relationships tended to increase altruistic orientation.
KW - Altruistic orientation
KW - Family
KW - Peers
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U2 - 10.1080/00221320309597983
DO - 10.1080/00221320309597983
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 14521212
AN - SCOPUS:0141480818
SN - 0022-1325
VL - 164
SP - 267
EP - 274
JO - Journal of Genetic Psychology
JF - Journal of Genetic Psychology
IS - 3
ER -