ABSTRACT OF THE DOCTORAL THESIS
Author's name:Nguyen Tuan Anh
Thesis title:The relationship between values and prosocial behavior among young people.
Field of study of the thesis: Psychology
Major: Psychology Code: 62.01.04.01
Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
1. Purpose and scope of the thesis
1.1 Research Objectives
This dissertation aims to clarify the relationship between values and prosocial behavior among youth in the Vietnamese context, examining which values (or value groups) promote or hinder prosocial behavior among young people, and whether this influence is affected by other factors. Simultaneously, the dissertation also seeks to verify previous conclusions and theories regarding the relationship between values and prosocial behavior.
1.2. Research Subjects
The relationship between values and prosocial behavior among youth, specifically: the correlation between values and prosocial behavior; the direct and indirect influence of values on prosocial behavior among youth through mediating and moderating variables.
2. Research methods used
The thesis employs a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including: document research; expert opinion survey; questionnaire survey; in-depth interviews; data processing using mathematical statistics; and typical psychological profile analysis.
3. Main results and conclusions
3.1. Main results
Today's youth value most highly: personal safety; trustworthiness; fairness and equality; care and concern; and independent thinking. They exhibit an average level of pro-social behavior. Law-abiding behaviors are the most prevalent among young people, while charitable acts are the least common.
- The values of tolerance, universality of nature, caring, tradition, and humility are most strongly correlated with pro-social behavior.
- Values such as tolerance; universality of nature; humility; social safety; tradition; achievement; and stimulation/exploration are likely to predict/promote socially supportive behavior.
- In the process of values guiding and directing prosocial behavior, numerous subjective and objective psychological and social variables can influence this relationship, acting as mediating variables (attitudes towards helping others; effective ego) or as moderating variables (gender; residential area; youth demographic; age; religion; empathy; attitudes towards helping others; effective ego and self-control).
3.2. Conclusion
- The dissertation has made certain contributions to the theoretical basis of the research problem. Several international scales have also been adapted to the Vietnamese youth population and have yielded promising initial results.
- The thesis has also developed a theoretical framework for analyzing the relationship between values and prosocial behavior among young people, contributing further to the knowledge and understanding of this research field, which, while not new globally, is quite novel in Vietnam.
- The research findings of this dissertation can be applied to the development of educational content and programs on positive values and behaviors for young people.
SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS
The author's name: Nguyen Tuan Anh
Thesis title: Relationship between values and prosocial behavior among youth
Scientific branch of the thesis: Psychology
Major: Psychology Code: 62.01.04.01
The name of postgraduate training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University in Hanoi.
1. Purpose and objects of the thesis
1.1 Purpose of the study
The thesis is aimed at clarifying the relationship between values and prosocial behavior of youth in the Vietnamese context, to see which values (or groups of values) are motivating or obstructing; to the implementation of youth advocacy behaviors and whether this influence is influenced by any other factors. At the same time, the study of the thesis also aims to verify previous conclusions and theories about the relationship between values and prosocial behavior.
1.2. Research subjects
The relationship between values and prosocial behavior among youth: the correlation between values and behaviors favoring society; the relationship of value to the youth's prosocial behavior directly and indirectly through intermediary and regulatory variables.
2. Research methods
The thesis uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods including: documentary research methods; Method of obtaining expert opinion; Questionnaire survey method; In-depth interviews; Method of data processing by mathematical statistics; Typical psychological portrayal methods.
3. Major results and conclusions
3.1. Major results
- Young people now value the most: Personal security; Dependability; Concern; Caring and Self-Direction in thought. Young people perform moderate social support. The group of law respect behavior was at the highest level and the charity behavior was at the lowest level.
- Tolerance; Nature Universalism; Caring; Tradition and Humility are strongly correlated with prosocial behavior.
- Tolerance; Nature Universalism; Humility; Social security; Tradition; Achievement and Stimulation to predict/promote prosocial behavior.
- In the process of leading value and orientation for prosocial behavior, there are many psychological and social variables, both subjective and objective, which may influence this relationship as mediators variables (attitudes to help others, Self-Efficacy) or as moderators variables (Sex, area, youth, age, religion, empathy, attitudes helping others; self-efficacy and self-control).
3.2. Conclusion
- The thesis has made certain contributions to the theoretical basis of the research problem. Some international scales have also been adapted on the Vietnamese youth and have given initial results of interest.
- The thesis also builds a theoretical framework for analyzing the relationship between values and behaviors of prosocial behavior among youth, contributing more knowledge and understanding of the research field but is not new in the world but quite new in this country.
- The research results of the thesis can be applied in the development of contents and programs of value educations and positive behaviors for young people.
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