The Effects of Physical Activity-oriented Traditional Play on Prosocial Behavior of 4-year-old Children

Objective: This study aims to investigate whether physical activity can promote students’ prosocial behavior by analyzing the relationship between sports participation and the prosocial behavior of junior high school students. Methods: Based on the 2014–2015 China education panel survey (CEPS), the relationship between regular athletic sports and prosocial behavior was evaluated among eighth-grade students by ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation and propensity score matching (PSM) and the relationship between OLS and PSM was evaluated by Rosenbaum’s bounds test for a robustness test; the observations were analyzed for heterogeneity to identify those who benefit more from sports. Results: The OLS results showed that sporting behavior increased prosocial behavior scores by 4%, and the PSM results showed that regular physical exercise increased students’ prosocial behavior tendencies by over 0.2 standard deviations from the mean prosocial behavior score (standardized). According to the Rosenbaum’s bounds test, the estimates were robust and reliable, and the results of the heterogeneity analysis showed that with males and students whose fathers had more than 9 years of education, the students showed more significant improvements in prosocial behavior. Conclusion: Physical activity has a significant positive effect on students’ prosocial behavior, and gender and the father’s education are significantly related to prosocial behavior.

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Development of Physical Activity Play Management to Improve Prosocial Behavior

International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology - Regular Issue ◽

10.35940/ijeat.f1065.0986s319 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (6S3) ◽

pp. 378-382

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Research And Development ◽

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Educational Research ◽

Research Design ◽

Kindergarten Students ◽

Development Model ◽

Caring Behavior

Prosocial behavior reflects a child’s concern or attention to others, for example, by helping, entertaining, or just smiling at another child. This activity found that such caring behavior in response to other people's emotional changes was predicted by the quality of relationship between a teacher and a child. The purpose of this study is to develop a play management to improve prosocial behavior in early childhood. This study used research design adapted from the Educational Research and Development model. The assessment of experts (validators) about play management is easily understood by the teacher. Games 1 to 6, from all 6 questions, 4 questions in the very valid category 66.67%, 2 questions in the valid category 33.33% and 0 question in the invalid category 0%. The evaluation of the experts (validators) about the evaluation tools of prosocial behavior is appropriate to be used for kindergarten students aged 5-6 years. Games 1 to 9, from 9 questions,6 questions in the very valid category 77.78%, 2 questions in the valid category 22.22% and 0 questions in the invalid category 0%.

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Mental Health Problems and the Associated Family and School Factors in Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.18502/ijps.v16i1.5373 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zahra Hosseinkhani ◽

Mahboubeh Parsaeian ◽

Hamid-Reza Hassanabadi ◽

Atefeh Khoshkchali ◽

Zahra Alinesaei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Multilevel Analysis ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Conduct Problem ◽

Health Problems ◽

Peer Relationship ◽

School Factors

Objective: Mental health is one of the most important issues in adolescents’ life. Adolescents’ health is highly important, because of their role in the future. This study was conducted using multilevel analysis to investigate the risk factors at student and school levels. Method: This was a cross sectional study for which 1740 students and 53 schools were selected between February and March 2018 in Qazvin, Iran. Multistage stratified cluster sampling was used for data collection. Mental health problems were measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Emotional symptom, conduct problem, hyperactivity, peer relationship problem, and prosocial behavior were the subscales. This study used multilevel analysis to determine the association between each of the questionnaire scales and students and schools variables. Results: The prevalence of the mental health problems was 16.2%. Conduct problem was more prevalent than others (21.1%). Overall, the score of mental health problems was significantly lower in boys’ schools, in adolescents with physical activity, and in families with high socioeconomic status. Hyperactivity and emotional symptoms were significantly higher in girls’ schools. While prosocial behavior and peer relationship problems were significantly higher in boys’ schools. The association between variables and the scales of mental health problems was different. Conclusion: Results indicated desirable physical activity and socioeconomic status are effective components in the adolescents’ mental health, and, mostly girls’ schools were more vulnerable than boys’ schools. Therefore, the educational authorities and health policymakers should consider this diversity to design interventional programs and pay more attention to the high-risk adolescents in different schools.

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Modeling Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Prosocial Behavior in School-Aged Children: A Gender Perspective

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12114646 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 4646

Author(s):

Damián Iglesias Gallego ◽

Benito León-del-Barco ◽

Santiago Mendo-Lázaro ◽

Marta Leyton-Román ◽

Jerónimo J. González-Bernal

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Internalizing Problems ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Activity Index ◽

Self Report ◽

Quadratic Model ◽

Externalizing And Internalizing Problems ◽

Quadratic Models

The purpose of this study was to examine the link between physical activity (PA) and mental health (MH) in children in terms of gender. A total of 750 subjects (52.9% boys, Mage = 10.88; SD = 0.75) reported the level of PA they were performing by means of a self-report questionnaire, and they also completed the Spanish version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Results revealed statistically significant differences in regard to gender in the physical activity index (PAI), the externalizing of problems, and prosocial behavior. Boys presented high scores on the PAI and externalizing problems. Girls obtained higher values on the prosocial scale. In the prediction analysis, the PAI revealed a statistically significant relationship in linear models for externalizing and internalizing problems, as well as in both the linear and quadratic models in the prosocial scale for the case of male gender. For girls, the PAI revealed a statistically significant relationship in the quadratic model for internalizing problems and in both the linear and quadratic models for the prosocial scale. These findings are discussed in terms of previous research literature on PA and MH in children. Some important educational implications for teaching and learning physical education are suggested.

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The Role of Prosocial Behavior in Promoting Physical Activity, as an Indicator of Resilience, in a Low-Income Neighborhood

Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1080/08964289.2020.1712647 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (3-4) ◽

pp. 353-365

Author(s):

Quianta L. Moore ◽

Christopher Kulesza ◽

Rachel Kimbro ◽

Daphne Flores ◽

Felicia Jackson

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Low Income ◽

Income Neighborhood

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Relationship between Screen Time Towards Physical Activity, Sleep Disorders, Prosocial Behavior and Emotions of Children 4-6 Years

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development ◽

10.37506/ijphrd.v11i4.5670 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Sleep Disorders ◽

Screen Time

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The joy of obligation: Human cultural worldviews can enhance the rewards of meeting obligations

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x19002607 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

Author(s):

Emma E. Buchtel

Keyword(s):

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Moral Obligations ◽

Heritage Culture ◽

Confucian Heritage Culture ◽

Cultural Worldviews

Abstract Is it particularly human to feel coerced into fulfilling moral obligations, or is it particularly human to enjoy them? I argue for the importance of taking into account how culture promotes prosocial behavior, discussing how Confucian heritage culture enhances the satisfaction of meeting one's obligations.

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