The upsides and downsides of the dark side: A longitudinal study into the role of prosocial and antisocial strategies in close friendship formation
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Ciarrochi, Joseph, Sahdra, Baljinder, Hawley, Patricia H. and Devine, Emma K.. (2019). The upsides and downsides of the dark side: A longitudinal study into the role of prosocial and antisocial strategies in close friendship formation. Frontiers in Psychology. 10(Feb), pp. 1 - 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00114
Authors | Ciarrochi, Joseph, Sahdra, Baljinder, Hawley, Patricia H. and Devine, Emma K. |
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Abstract | Resource control theory (RCT) posits that both antisocial and prosocial behaviors combine in unique ways to control resources such as friendships. We assessed students (N = 2,803; 49.7% male) yearly from junior (grades 8–10) to senior high school (11–12) on antisocial (A) and prosocial (P) behavior, peer nominated friendship, and well-being. Non-parametric cluster analyses of the joint trajectories of A and P identified four stable profiles: non-strategic (moderately low A and P), bi-strategic (moderately high on A and P), prosocial (moderately low A and moderately high on P), and antisocial (moderately low on P, and very high on A). There were clear benefits to youth using bi-strategic strategies in junior high: they attracted relatively high levels of opposite sex friendship nominations. However, this benefit disappeared in senior high. There were also clear costs: bi-strategic youth experienced relatively low well-being, and this effect was significantly more pronounced for females than males. Prosocial youth were the only ones who maintained both high friendship numbers and high well-being throughout high school. We discuss the cost/benefit trade-offs of different resource control strategies. |
Keywords | sex differences; resource control theory; well-being; self-concept and self esteem; empathy |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Frontiers in Psychology |
Journal citation | 10 (Feb), pp. 1 - 13 |
Publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
ISSN | 1664-1078 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00114 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85064394139 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1 - 13 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | License |
Place of publication | Switzerland |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8v089/the-upsides-and-downsides-of-the-dark-side-a-longitudinal-study-into-the-role-of-prosocial-and-antisocial-strategies-in-close-friendship-formation
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