ERIC Number: EJ1476485
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jul
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8499
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Inner Prosociality, Hope, Emotional Autonomy, and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents: A Serial Mediation Model
Youth & Society, v57 n5 p740-761 2025
Determining the mechanisms underlying the relationships between emotional autonomy and subjective well-being is necessary for understanding the psychological functioning of adolescents. The current study examined inner prosociality and hope as serial mediators in the relationships from emotional autonomy to subjective well-being. Using convenience sampling, a total of 355 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 14.23 ± 0.54, 50.4% boys), who were continuing their education in a public secondary school, completed the Emotional Autonomy Scale, Adolescent Prosociality Scale, Children's Hope Scale, and Measurement of Subjective Well-Being. The results indicated direct effects from higher emotional autonomy to greater subjective well-being. Also, there was a significant indirect effect from higher emotional autonomy to greater subjective well-being through higher inner prosociality and hope. These findings may inform the development of interventions, indicating that the cultivation of psychosocial resources like inner prosociality and hope may help improve the subjective well-being of adolescents.
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Psychological Patterns, Expectation, Well Being, Adolescents, Mediation Theory, Secondary School Students, Emotional Response, Personal Autonomy, Intervention, Life Satisfaction, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Satisfaction With Life Scale
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Author Affiliations: 1Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye; 2Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Türkiye; 3Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon