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  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

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  • Prosocial behaviors are vital for relationship maintenance across all life stages.
  • Peer relationships significantly influence behavior during adolescence and young adulthood.
  • A validated tool is needed to assess prosocial behaviors specifically in university students' peer contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a scale measuring prosocial behaviors among university students within their peer relationships.
  • To provide a psychometrically sound instrument for research and practice.

Main Methods:

  • Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on data from 484 university students to determine scale structure.
  • Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on data from 494 university students to confirm the scale's one-factor structure.
  • Reliability testing using Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Omega.

Main Results:

  • The exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 19-item, one-factor scale.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the one-factor structure with good model fit indices (e.g., RMSEA = .064, CFI = .950).
  • The scale demonstrated high reliability (Cronbach's Alpha = .920, McDonald's Omega = .921).

Conclusions:

  • The Prosocial Behavior in Peer Relationships Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
  • The scale effectively assesses prosocial behaviors in the peer relationships of university students.
  • This tool can aid in understanding and promoting positive social interactions in higher education settings.