INTRODUCCIÓN. La Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible exige a la Educación Superior un mayor esfuerzo por crear una conciencia social en los universitarios. No obstante, son pocas las iniciativas encaminadas concretamente al desarrollo de la conciencia social del universitario. La asignatura de “Educación para la Responsabilidad Social”, de una universidad privada de Madrid, busca formar profesionales con conciencia social y comprometidos con el bien común. Veinticinco años después de su implantación en varios grados universitarios, se busca analizar su impacto cuando el egresado ya se encuentra en el desempeño de su profesión. MÉTODO. A través de un estudio empírico ex post facto en el que se analiza un grupo clave (272 sujetos) que cursó la asignatura y un grupo cuasi-control (252 sujetos) que no la cursó, se trata de determinar si existe un efecto diferencial en el grado de responsabilidad social. En concreto: en sus valores, en su conciencia social, en su compromiso con los demás y con el medio ambiente, y en el planteamiento de la profesión como servicio. Se elaboró un instrumento de medida de la Responsabilidad Social del Profesional y posteriormente se confirmó satisfactoriamente su fiabilidad y validez. RESULTADOS. Los resultados muestran que existen diferencias significativas a favor de los profesionales que cursaron la asignatura en la universidad (F(1,522) = 4.25; p = .040; η² = .008). Tienen mayor responsabilidad social global, una mejor percepción de los valores y un mejor planteamiento de la profesión como servicio. DISCUSIÓN. Se espera que se adopten iniciativas similares en otras universidades, con el fin de crear una diferencia significativa en la formación de profesionales socialmente responsables. Se aconseja la creación de programas que potencien la sensibilidad y el compromiso social.  Las iniciativas en las que el alumno desarrolla una labor social o tiene un contacto directo con un colectivo en exclusión social son las más educativas.

The Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM) and its revised version (PTM-R) are used internationally to measure prosocial behaviors in different life situations. To obtain accumulated evidence of the report and the reliability of its scores, a meta-analysis of the reliability of internal consistency was performed. The databases of Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus were reviewed and all the studies that applied it from 2002 to 2021 were selected. Results: Only 47.9% of the studies presented the index of reliability of PTM and PTM-R. The meta-analytic results of the reliability report of the subscales that the PTM and the PTM-R have in common were: Public 0.78 (95% CI: 0.76–0.80), Anonymous 0.80 (95% CI: 0.79–0.82), Dire 0.74 (95% CI: 0.71–0.76), and Compliant 0.71 (95% CI: 0.72–0.78). Each one of them presents high levels of heterogeneity derived from the gender of the participants (percentage of women), the continent of the population, the validation design, the incentive to participate, and the form of application. It is concluded that both versions present acceptable reliabilities to measure prosocial behavior in different groups and situations, as adolescents and young people, but their clinical use is discouraged.

IntroductionThere is overwhelming evidence that companies with women on their boards of directors have higher levels of Corporate Social Responsibility. The relation between professional women and collective or organisational responsibility has been widely studied. However, to date there has been little research into the individual attitudes of women towards social responsibility. The purpose of this study is to analyse the differences in attitudes towards social responsibility between men and women in their professional life.MethodsA study sample (N = 524; 347 women; Medad = 37) was assembled using the LinkedIn social media platform and participants, after providing their informed consent, were asked to answer the Professional Social Responsibility Questionnaire.ResultsThe results showed significant differences in Professional Social Responsibility between men and women, with moderate effect (t(522) = 2.078; p = 0.038; η2 = 0.191), in favour of women. The women participants scored higher in the dimensions Discovery of Personal Values (t(522) = 2.342; p = 0.020; η2 = 0.216) and Social Awareness (t(522) = 2.179; p = 0.030; η2 = 0.201), both with representative effect sizes.DiscussionThese results suggest that the greater commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility of companies with women on their boards of directors is due, in part, to the greater individual or personal social responsibility of women. Higher levels of Discovery of Personal Values and Social Awareness amongst women may also result in better decision-making, ultimately accruing to the benefit of the company in terms of its financial results and reputation.