The Impact of Parental Behavioral Control on High School Students’ Prosocial Behavior: A Chain Mediation Model
Abstract
This study investigates the mechanism by which parental behavioral control influences high school students’ prosocial behavior, focusing on the mediating roles of psychological resilience and gratitude. Analyzing data from 938 students, the authors find that parental control positively predicts prosocial behavior directly and indirectly through psychological resilience and a chain mediation of resilience to gratitude. However, gratitude alone does not serve as an independent mediator between parental control and prosocial behavior.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Open Journal of Applied Sciences
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 02
- Pages
- 537–549
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN