Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
The Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Children’s Prosocial Behavior: The Mediating Role of Children’s Emotional Intelligence
Originally published 2026-01-22 · Behavioral Sciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/bs16010155 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
How do we help a child recognize a feeling before deciding how to help?
This article addresses connections between parenting style, emotional intelligence and helping behavior.
Who was studied?
869 parents responding to an online questionnaire about young children
Age / stage: Early childhood
Read with three questions
- How did the authors investigate connections between parenting style, emotional intelligence and helping behavior?
- Whose report describes the parent, the child and the outcome, and where might those reports differ?
- How did parents describe emotional intelligence separately from prosocial conduct?
Keep the limits in view
The online survey relied on parents’ ratings of multiple constructs, so associations can reflect shared perceptions.
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Siqi Zhang; Ping Wang; Weichen Wang; Heng Su; Xianbing Zhang; Wan Ding (2026). The Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Children’s Prosocial Behavior: The Mediating Role of Children’s Emotional Intelligence Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16010155
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