期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2021
卷号：11
期号：12
页码：552-565
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i12/11798
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Studies suggest that the Orang Asli adolescents who feel attached to their ethnic group engage in more altruistic prosocial behaviors. However, the psychological mechanisms that account for this association are not clear. Drawing on social identity and self-categorization theories, this study examined the association between social attachments (i.e., parental attachment, school attachment, peer attachment, and ethnic group attachment) and kindness value on altruistic prosocial behavior. Assessed among 402 Orang Asli adolescents, result shows that there were positive significant relationships between parental attachment, ethnic group attachment and kindness value on altruistic prosocial behavior. Meanwhile, there was a negative significant relationship of peer attachment on altruistic prosocial behavior. Further analysis revealed that ethnic group attachment served as the strongest predictor in inculcating altruistic traits among the Malaysian Orang Asli. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings were addressed.
