Adolescents Are More Likely to Help Others on Days They Take Risks and Crave Social Connections

Armstrong‐Carter, Emma; Bibby, Emily S; Burroughs, Melissa; Flannery, Jessica; Nelson, Benjamin W; Duell, Natasha; Prinstein, Mitchell J.; Telzer, Eva H.

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“…For instance, prosocial and rebellious behaviors are positively correlated across adolescence (Blankenstein et al, 2020). Moreover, on days when adolescents tend to be risky, they are also more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors if they also crave social interactions (Armstrong-Carter et al, 2021). Interestingly, risk-taking and prosocial behaviors converge across adolescence, such that they are anticorrelated early in adolescence but become positively correlated by mid-adolescence (Armstrong-Carter et al, 2022).…”

Section: Adolescents Are Not Overly Selfish But Are Remarkably Other-...mentioning

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Challenging stereotypes of teens: Reframing adolescence as window of opportunity.

Telzer

Dai

Capella

et al. 2022

American Psychologist

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In this review, we seek to challenge negative stereotypes of adolescence and unpack the many ways that the developing brain contributes to positive development during the adolescent years. In particular, we will show that risk-taking is not inevitable and risks can be highly adaptive and positive; adolescents are not overly self-centered but engage in other-oriented prosocial behaviors in remarkable ways; adolescents are not only susceptible to negative peer influence but can resist negative peer influence and conform more to positive peer influence; and adolescents do not orient away from the family, but the family remains a constant and important source of influence into adolescence. We outline considerations that researchers can use to reframe their research questions to provide a more balanced perspective on adolescent development, thereby promoting positive development. Public Significance StatementAdolescents have long been characterized as irresponsible, self-centered, and are assumed to engage in socially unacceptable risky behaviors, be overly susceptible to negative peer influence, and orient away from the family. Such characteristics of adolescence are largely based on negative stereotypes of adolescence. We challenge these stereotypes of adolescence and unpack the many ways that the developing brain contributes to opportunities for positive development during the adolescent years.

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Challenging stereotypes of teens: Reframing adolescence as window of opportunity.

Telzer

Dai

Capella

et al. 2022

American Psychologist

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“…This personality trait is associated with risky driving (Lemarie, Bellavance, & Chebati, 2019), engaging in extreme sports (Ruedl et al 2012;Kopp et al, 2016;Breivik, Sand, & Sookermany, 2017;Permadani & Jannah, 2022), substance abuse (Evans-Polce et al, 2018), and criminal behavior (Armstong et al, 2020). There are also studies showing that the degree of Sensation seeking varies from individual to individual and that Sensation-seeking tendency is linked to both negative (Rosenbloom, 2003;Robbins & Bryan, 2004;Fillmore, Ostling, Martin, & Kelly, 2009;Ortin, Lake, Kleinman, & Gould, 2012) and positive (Ravert et al, 2013;Armstrong et al, 2021) risk-taking behaviors. Zuckerman (2007) characteristically considered Sensation-seeking behavior in four different dimensions and expressed these dimensions as Sensation and adventure seeking, experience seeking, reduced control over one's behavior, and susceptibility to boredom.…”

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Leisure Motivation and Sensation Seeking in Paintball

DURHAN,

AKGÜL,

ARI

2024

Intl. J. Rel.

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Within the scope of the research in which the sensation seeking behaviors and leisure motivation of individuals participating in paintball activities were determined, it was aimed to shed light on the relationship between the relevant measurement tools. In this context, Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) and Leisure Motivation Scale (LMS) scales were utilized in addition to the personal information form. The data obtained from a total of 154 paintball activity participants were analyzed using descriptive statistics followed by independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance ANOVA and Pearson correlation tests. Post hoc tests were used for within-group comparisons. The findings show that the participants have high levels of sensation seeking and leisure motivation. On the other hand, it was determined that the sensation seeking and leisure motivation levels of the participants differed with the answers they gave to the questions about gender, age, education level, number of participation in paintball activity, frequency of playing paintball and how many years they have been interested in paintball. At the same time, a low level positive relationship was found between the total scores of the leisure motivation scale and the sensation seeking scale. As a result, it was concluded that participation in activities such as paintball, where the excitement element is at the forefront, has a direct relationship with leisure motivation, and from this point of view, by increasing motivation in leisure, various parameters such as sensation-seeking desire will increase in parallel with this.

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“…Therefore, by facilitating connectedness is also an effective way to achieve social benefits ( Pavey et al, 2011 ; McLoughlin and Hermens, 2018 ). Armstrong-Carter et al (2021) suggested that strong prosocial tendencies arise when adolescents feel highly motivated to connect with others. Van Ryzin et al (2020) also verified that more positive peer relationships contribute to higher levels of PB through a study of the relationship between cooperative learning and PB.…”

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The influence of students’ sense of social connectedness on prosocial behavior in higher education institutions in Guangxi, China: A perspective of perceived teachers’ character teaching behavior and social support

Wang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The objective of this study is to examine the sense of social connectedness (SSC) and prosocial behavior (PB) of students in Guangxi higher education institutions in China and to further understand the factors influencing PB of higher education students. In this study, a total of 1,007 students were sampled from 8 Guangxi higher vocational schools through purposive sampling using questionnaires, of which 676 (67.1%) were male students and 331 (32.9%) were female students. This study further enriches self-determination theory by exploring the effects of teachers’ character teaching behaviors and social support on PB, using the SSC as an intrinsic motivation. In addition, the results of the study revealed that SSC, perceived teacher character teaching behaviors and perceived social support (PSS) were positively related to students’ PB. SSC affects PB not only directly, but also indirectly through the mediating role of perceived teacher character teaching behavior and perceived teacher support. Teacher character teaching behaviors and PSS also play a chain mediating role in the relationship between SSC and PB. Finally, this study provides strategies to optimize school character management for higher education students in order to meet their basic psychological needs and thus promote the production of PB.

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Adolescents Are More Likely to Help Others on Days They Take Risks and Crave Social Connections

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Challenging stereotypes of teens: Reframing adolescence as window of opportunity.

Challenging stereotypes of teens: Reframing adolescence as window of opportunity.

Leisure Motivation and Sensation Seeking in Paintball

The influence of students’ sense of social connectedness on prosocial behavior in higher education institutions in Guangxi, China: A perspective of perceived teachers’ character teaching behavior and social support

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