AUTHOR=Luengo Kanacri Bernadette Paula , Eisenberg Nancy , Tramontano Carlo , Zuffiano Antonio , Caprara Maria Giovanna , Regner Evangelina , Zhu Liqi , Pastorelli Concetta , Caprara Gian Vittorio 

TITLE=Measuring Prosocial Behaviors: Psychometric Properties and Cross-National Validation of the Prosociality Scale in Five Countries

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693174

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693174

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>This research investigated the psychometric properties of the Prosociality Scale and its cross-cultural validation and generalizability across five different western and non-western countries (China, Chile, Italy, Spain, and the United States). The scale was designed to measure individual differences in a global tendency to behave in prosocial ways during late adolescence and adulthood. Study 1 was designed to identify the best factorial structure of the Prosociality Scale and Study 2 tested the model’s equivalence across five countries (<italic>N</italic> = 1,630 young adults coming from China, Chile, Italy, Spain and the United States; general <italic>M</italic><sub>age</sub> = 21.34; <italic>SD</italic> = 3.34). Findings supported a bifactor model in which prosocial responding was characterized by a general latent factor (i.e., prosociality) and two other specific factors (prosocial actions and prosocial feelings). New evidence of construct validity of the Prosociality Scale was provided.</p>