Positive Parenting and Prosocial Risky Behavior in Adolescents: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model

Abstract

The study Prosocial risky behavior involves risk taking that benefits others or society, such as stopping peer bullying and sacrificing personal time for volunteerism. It is positive behavior as opposed to negative behavior like adolescent smoking and gambling. There are linkages between adolescent risky behavior and environmental factors such as the family and peers. This study examines the relation between positive parenting and adolescent prosocial risky behavior as well as the mediation effect of prosocial peers and moderation effect of individual risk propensity.