Prosocial behavior, cooperation and helping others are one of the most distinctive features that distinguishes humans from other species (Fehr & Fischbacher, 2003). Prosocial behavior, characterized by acts of kindness, cooperation, and helping others, plays a crucial role in fostering positive social relationships and maintaining a harmonious society. Emotion regulation, on the other hand, refers to the process’s individuals employ to manage and regulate their emotions effectively. Turkish culture's influence on emotion regulation strategies is crucial in understanding prosocial behavior. This study aims to explore the interaction between Turkish culture, emotion regulation, and prosocial behavior. It examines how cultural values and norms influence emotion regulation strategies, which in turn impact individuals' tendencies to engage in prosocial behavior. Based on literature we proposed several hypothesis: H(1): individuals who score high on measures of emotion regulation will display higher levels of prosocial behavior. H(2): older individuals to behave more prosocially than younger individuals, and H(2a); older adults individuals are more prone to regulate their emotions than younger populations. H(3): There is an association between cultural values such as religion and trust on prosocial behavior of individual H(4): There is a direct effect between gender, age, emotion regulation and indirect effect on religion. In order to measure these hypotheses, we collected 181 participants (67.9% female and 32.1% male) aged between 18-65 via online survey and 9 interviews (6 females and 3 males). Socio-demographic form, emotion regulation questionnaire (ERQ), the game that measure prosocial behavior and the scale with questions about culture/religion. Interviews were held on Zoom for 15-20 min. Regression analysis and cluster analysis were used to test the survey data and descriptive analyses were performed on the interview answers. It was concluded that the participants' emotional suppression scores, which is the sub-dimension of emotion regulation, showed a significant difference between their prosocial behavior scores. It was concluded that the participants' prosocial behavior levels did not differ significantly according to age and gender. According to the cluster analysis results, 2 specific groups were determined (High Trust and Religiosity vs Low Trust and religiosity). A significant difference was observed between the prosociality levels of the groups. This study shed light on to how prosocial behaviors affected by several factors such as emotion regulation, cultural values and societal trust and so on.

Prosocial behavior, cooperation and helping others are one of the most distinctive features that distinguishes humans from other species (Fehr & Fischbacher, 2003). Prosocial behavior, characterized by acts of kindness, cooperation, and helping others, plays a crucial role in fostering positive social relationships and maintaining a harmonious society. Emotion regulation, on the other hand, refers to the process’s individuals employ to manage and regulate their emotions effectively. Turkish culture's influence on emotion regulation strategies is crucial in understanding prosocial behavior. This study aims to explore the interaction between Turkish culture, emotion regulation, and prosocial behavior. It examines how cultural values and norms influence emotion regulation strategies, which in turn impact individuals' tendencies to engage in prosocial behavior. Based on literature we proposed several hypothesis: H(1): individuals who score high on measures of emotion regulation will display higher levels of prosocial behavior. H(2): older individuals to behave more prosocially than younger individuals, and H(2a); older adults individuals are more prone to regulate their emotions than younger populations. H(3): There is an association between cultural values such as religion and trust on prosocial behavior of individual H(4): There is a direct effect between gender, age, emotion regulation and indirect effect on religion. In order to measure these hypotheses, we collected 181 participants (67.9% female and 32.1% male) aged between 18-65 via online survey and 9 interviews (6 females and 3 males). Socio-demographic form, emotion regulation questionnaire (ERQ), the game that measure prosocial behavior and the scale with questions about culture/religion. Interviews were held on Zoom for 15-20 min. Regression analysis and cluster analysis were used to test the survey data and descriptive analyses were performed on the interview answers. It was concluded that the participants' emotional suppression scores, which is the sub-dimension of emotion regulation, showed a significant difference between their prosocial behavior scores. It was concluded that the participants' prosocial behavior levels did not differ significantly according to age and gender. According to the cluster analysis results, 2 specific groups were determined (High Trust and Religiosity vs Low Trust and religiosity). A significant difference was observed between the prosociality levels of the groups. This study shed light on to how prosocial behaviors affected by several factors such as emotion regulation, cultural values and societal trust and so on. Key words: prosocial behavior, emotion regulation, Turkish culture

The Role of Turkish Culture and Emotion Regulation on Prosocial Behavior

BACIN, SEYMA
2022/2023

Abstract

Prosocial behavior, cooperation and helping others are one of the most distinctive features that distinguishes humans from other species (Fehr & Fischbacher, 2003). Prosocial behavior, characterized by acts of kindness, cooperation, and helping others, plays a crucial role in fostering positive social relationships and maintaining a harmonious society. Emotion regulation, on the other hand, refers to the process’s individuals employ to manage and regulate their emotions effectively. Turkish culture's influence on emotion regulation strategies is crucial in understanding prosocial behavior. This study aims to explore the interaction between Turkish culture, emotion regulation, and prosocial behavior. It examines how cultural values and norms influence emotion regulation strategies, which in turn impact individuals' tendencies to engage in prosocial behavior. Based on literature we proposed several hypothesis: H(1): individuals who score high on measures of emotion regulation will display higher levels of prosocial behavior. H(2): older individuals to behave more prosocially than younger individuals, and H(2a); older adults individuals are more prone to regulate their emotions than younger populations. H(3): There is an association between cultural values such as religion and trust on prosocial behavior of individual H(4): There is a direct effect between gender, age, emotion regulation and indirect effect on religion. In order to measure these hypotheses, we collected 181 participants (67.9% female and 32.1% male) aged between 18-65 via online survey and 9 interviews (6 females and 3 males). Socio-demographic form, emotion regulation questionnaire (ERQ), the game that measure prosocial behavior and the scale with questions about culture/religion. Interviews were held on Zoom for 15-20 min. Regression analysis and cluster analysis were used to test the survey data and descriptive analyses were performed on the interview answers. It was concluded that the participants' emotional suppression scores, which is the sub-dimension of emotion regulation, showed a significant difference between their prosocial behavior scores. It was concluded that the participants' prosocial behavior levels did not differ significantly according to age and gender. According to the cluster analysis results, 2 specific groups were determined (High Trust and Religiosity vs Low Trust and religiosity). A significant difference was observed between the prosociality levels of the groups. This study shed light on to how prosocial behaviors affected by several factors such as emotion regulation, cultural values and societal trust and so on.
2022
The Role of Turkish Culture and Emotion Regulation on Prosocial Behavior
Prosocial behavior, cooperation and helping others are one of the most distinctive features that distinguishes humans from other species (Fehr & Fischbacher, 2003). Prosocial behavior, characterized by acts of kindness, cooperation, and helping others, plays a crucial role in fostering positive social relationships and maintaining a harmonious society. Emotion regulation, on the other hand, refers to the process’s individuals employ to manage and regulate their emotions effectively. Turkish culture's influence on emotion regulation strategies is crucial in understanding prosocial behavior. This study aims to explore the interaction between Turkish culture, emotion regulation, and prosocial behavior. It examines how cultural values and norms influence emotion regulation strategies, which in turn impact individuals' tendencies to engage in prosocial behavior. Based on literature we proposed several hypothesis: H(1): individuals who score high on measures of emotion regulation will display higher levels of prosocial behavior. H(2): older individuals to behave more prosocially than younger individuals, and H(2a); older adults individuals are more prone to regulate their emotions than younger populations. H(3): There is an association between cultural values such as religion and trust on prosocial behavior of individual H(4): There is a direct effect between gender, age, emotion regulation and indirect effect on religion. In order to measure these hypotheses, we collected 181 participants (67.9% female and 32.1% male) aged between 18-65 via online survey and 9 interviews (6 females and 3 males). Socio-demographic form, emotion regulation questionnaire (ERQ), the game that measure prosocial behavior and the scale with questions about culture/religion. Interviews were held on Zoom for 15-20 min. Regression analysis and cluster analysis were used to test the survey data and descriptive analyses were performed on the interview answers. It was concluded that the participants' emotional suppression scores, which is the sub-dimension of emotion regulation, showed a significant difference between their prosocial behavior scores. It was concluded that the participants' prosocial behavior levels did not differ significantly according to age and gender. According to the cluster analysis results, 2 specific groups were determined (High Trust and Religiosity vs Low Trust and religiosity). A significant difference was observed between the prosociality levels of the groups. This study shed light on to how prosocial behaviors affected by several factors such as emotion regulation, cultural values and societal trust and so on. Key words: prosocial behavior, emotion regulation, Turkish culture
Prosocial Behavior
Emotion Regulation
Religiosity
SCRIMIN, SARA
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