Emotion Regulation in Relation to Adolescent Prosocial Behavior in Terms of Gender

Wiwik Handayani (University of 17 August 1945 Surabaya)
Suroso Suroso (University of 17 August 1945 Surabaya)
Niken Titi Pratitis (University of 17 August 1945 Surabaya)

Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR)
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2025): March 2025

There are several stories in the media,  reported a decline in prosocial behavior and a tendency for people to behave impatiently. The aims of this research was to  determined the correlations  between Emotion Regulation and Prosocial Behavior concerning the students of  Vocational High School (SMK), in terms of gender. Research was conducted by asking questions to students, with a number of statements that had been prepared. Subjects were students at the Surabaya Pharmacy Vocational School. The number of samples pick up with simple random sampling technique/questionnaires about the Emotion Regulation Scale, and the Prosocial Behaviors Scale. Meanwhile with the Spearman correlation method, it was found  that "There is a significant correlation  between Emotion Regulation and Prosocial Behaviors".  Furthermore, it can be concluded that Emotion Regulation makes an effective contribution to Prosocial behavior. There is no significant difference between Prosocial Behaviors of male and female student.