Abstract

The current correlational study examined the individual (self-regulation) and social (self-construal, parental practices) antecedents of social value orientations (SVO) among middle adolescents and emerging adults. The sample consisted of randomly selected 218 middle adolescents (ages 14–15) and 219 emerging adults (ages 19–25) and their parents in a metropolitan area of Ankara, Turkey. The results revealed that emerging adults have more prosocial SVO than adolescents. Young people’s SVO scores were positively correlated with parental autonomy support and interdependent self-construal. The moderation analysis indicated that the association between parent- reported high autonomy support and young people’s prosocial choices was stronger for young people high in interdependent self-construal. The results also showed that parental autonomy support was related to increasing internal self-regulation of young people in prosocial issues (such as cooperation, helping and sharing) and increasing prosocial choices of young people in social dilemmas.

摘要

当前的相关研究检查了中青年和新兴成年人的社会价值取向（SVO）的个体（自我调节）和社会（自我建构，父母行为）的先行条件。样本由土耳其安卡拉市区的218名中青年（14-15岁）和219名新兴成年人（19-25岁）及其父母组成。结果表明，新兴成年人比青少年具有更多的亲社会SVO。年轻人的SVO得分与父母的自主权支持和相互依存的自我建构呈正相关。适度分析表明，父母相互依存的自我解释能力强的年轻人，父母报告的高度自治支持与年轻人的亲社会选择之间的联系更强。