The Effect of Peer and Empathetic Social Support Together and Individually on Prosocial Behavior in Adolescents

Prosocial behavior is a behavior which always develops from childhood to adulthood so that ithas positive consequences on social maturity and social responsibility. this behavior is important foradolescents because it can increase positive behavior in others. this study aims to determine the effect ofpeer and empathetic social support together and individually on prosocial behavior in adolescents. thisresearch used quantitative methods through ex-post facto research types. sample of this research wasobtained through multistage random sampling of 285 young people at the middle school level indanurejan district, yogyakarta. they filled in 3 peer support research questionnaires, empathyquestionnaire and prosocial behavior questionnaire. the questionnaires were declared valid bypsychological measurement experts (content validity) and reliable with the alpha cronbah coefficient ofthe peer social support variable of 0.907, an empathy questionnaire of 0.890 and a prosocial behaviorquestionnaire of 0.895. data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis with a significance level of0.05. results showed that there was an influence of peer social support and empathy together andindividually on prosocial behavior in adolescents.