TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Giving it a shot with a different approach: prosocial strategies moderate the joint effects of agentic and communal goals on bullying
JO  - Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Wang, Yangan
A1  - Zhang, Qingqin
A1  - Dong, Zixiao
A1  - Zhang, Xiangkui
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VL  - 14
IS  - 7
N2  - This study uses polynomial regression and response surface analyses to investigate the joint effects of agentic and communal goals on bullying and the moderating role of prosocial strategies. The sample included 917 adolescents (M(age) = 13.54, SD = 1.02) from rural, suburban, and urban areas in China. The findings revealed that higher agentic and lower communal goals were associated with a linear rise in bullying. Surprisingly, when both social goals were higher simultaneously, bullying followed an inverted U-shaped pattern. Furthermore, prosocial strategies moderated the joint effects of the two social goals. Adolescents who are more likely to use prosocial strategies do not show significant changes in bullying when both goals are at a higher level. In contrast, those who are less likely to do so show a linear rise in bullying, regardless of changes in social goals. This study improves our understanding and intervention of bullying behavior, emphasizing a non-pathological perspective.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2076-328X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs14070583
ID  - ref1
ER  -