The Relationship Between Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Prosocial Behavior in Middle School Students:The Mediating Role of Attachment Avoidance and Emotion Regulation Strategies
A survey study was conducted on 612 middle school students.Based on the ecological systems theory,childhood socioeconomic status,parent-child attachment,and emotion regulation strategies were considered as variables at different system levels.Using the family stress model and attachment theory,this study systematically investigated the formation and influencing mechanism of adolescents'prosocial behavior.Mediation analyses showed that:1)there was a significantly positive correlation between childhood socioeconomic status and adolescents'prosocial behavior;2)insecure attachment and adaptive emotion regulation strategies respectively mediated the relationship between childhood socioeconomic status and prosocial behavior,and together they constituted a sequential mediation pathway.These findings expand relevant theories and provide practical guidance for effectively promoting the cultivation and development of adolescents'prosocial behavior.