The Roles of Authenticity in Relationships and Attachment in Adolescents’ Prosocial Experiences

The current study examined prosocial experiences in 165 girls and boys (Mage = 14.87). Two aspects of relationships, parental attachment and parent and peer authenticity in relationships, were explored as predictors of prosocial experiences. The results indicated that girls reported higher levels of prosocial experiences compared to boys. Path analyses found that, for both genders, secure attachment and authenticity with peers predicted...