The Influence of Social Connectedness on Prosocial Behavior Among Young Adults

Abstract

Social connectedness is a person’s characteristics about how well they interact with others in social contexts. In addition, social connectedness usually helps us in enhancing interpersonal relationships and thereby foster the growth of society. Prosocial behavior is a self-directed action of helping others without expecting any external rewards in return. Young adulthood is a period of developing social interactions therefore, prosocial behavior is an important aspect in this stage. In this modern era, technology has a great impact on social connectedness and prosocial behavior. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of social connectedness on prosocial behavior among young adults. The data was collected among 100 young adults (18-21) in the Kerala region. The Social Connectedness Scale- Revised and Prosocialness Scale for Adults (PSA) were used for data collection. The collected data was analyzed based on the Spearman’s correlational research design using SPSS. The relationship between social connectedness and prosocial behavior was significant.