Predictors of Prosocial Behavior among Chinese High School Students in Hong Kong

Table 4

Prediction of prosocial behavior (ABQ score) among males and females.

Variables		𝑏	SE	𝛽	𝑡	𝑃
Males	Personal distress	−1.45	.35	−.29	−4.12	<.001
	Empathy	1.05	.46	.17	2.27	.02
	Prosocial norms	1.15	.27	.31	4.30	<.001
	PROM overall weighted	.19	.19	.07	1.00	.32
	Pragmatic values	−.60	.34	−.13	−1.77	.08
Females	Personal distress	−.48	.20	−.11	−2.37	.02
	Empathy	.82	.29	.16	2.81	.01
	Prosocial norms	1.48	.22	.35	6.77	<.001
	PROM overall weighted	.04	.14	.01	.26	.80
	Pragmatic values	−1.02	.24	−.21	−4.25	<.001

Note: For male subsample (𝑛=155), 𝑅²=.29, adjusted 𝑅²=.27; for female subsample (𝑛=355), 𝑅²=.34, adjusted 𝑅²=.33.