Psychology: Techniques and Application

Psychology: Techniques and Application ›› 2021, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (8): 449-460.doi: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2021.08.001

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The Relationship Between Self-esteem and Prosocial Behavior: The Evidence from Meta-analysis

XU Xingchun; LI Huan; LIU Yali   

  1. (Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China)
  • Online:2021-08-01 Published:2021-08-18

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Abstract: This meta-analysis was conducted to explore the relation between self-esteem and prosocial behavior because the inconsistent results of previous studies. Through literature retrieval, 28 cases and 35 independent effect sizes together with 15715 participants which met the inclusion criteria of meta-analysis were selected. Heterogeneity test indicated that random effects model was appropriate for the study. Main-effect test findings demonstrated that self-esteem was significantly associated with prosocial behavior (r=0.32). Further moderation analysis revealed that the association between self-esteem and prosocial behavior was moderated by measurement tools of self-esteem and prosocial behavior, participates' age, but not by the type of culture background and gender.

Key words: self-esteem, prosocial behavior, meta-analysis

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  • B848.8
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