Abstract

Objective

The present study aimed to investigate the intervening role of anxiety symptoms in relations between self-regulation and multiple forms of prosocial behaviors in U.S. Latino/a college students.

Participants

The sample is based on data from a cross-sectional study on college students’ health and adjustment. Participants were 249 (62% women; M age =20 years; 86% U.S. born) college students who self-identified as Latino/a.

Methods

College students self-reported on their self-regulation, anxiety symptoms, and types and targets of prosocial behaviors using online surveys. Path analyses were conducted to test direct and indirect associations among the study variables.

Results

Self-regulation was directly and indirectly associated with several types of prosocial behaviors via anxiety symptoms. The hypothesized associations also differed by the target of helping.

Conclusions

Our findings underscore a strengths-based view of the coping and mental health resources that predict positive well-being among U.S. Latino/a college students.

中文翻译：

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焦虑症状在美国拉丁裔/大学生自我调节与亲社会行为关联中的干预作用

摘要

客观的

本研究旨在调查焦虑症状在美国拉丁裔/大学生的自我调节和多种形式的亲社会行为之间的关系中的干预作用。

参加者

该样本基于一项关于大学生健康和适应的横断面研究的数据。参与者是 249 名（62% 是女性；M年龄 = 20 岁；86% 是美国出生）自认为是拉丁裔/a 的大学生。

方法

大学生使用在线调查自我报告他们的自我调节、焦虑症状以及亲社会行为的类型和目标。进行路径分析以测试研究变量之间的直接和间接关联。

结果

自我调节通过焦虑症状与几种类型的亲社会行为直接或间接相关。假设的协会也因帮助目标而异。

结论

我们的研究结果强调了基于优势的应对和心理健康资源观点，这些资源可以预测美国拉丁裔/大学生的积极幸福感。