Journal Article Review Prosocial Behavior

Journal Article Review

Prosocial BehaviorUsing the Argosy University’s Online Library databases, search the following journal article: Rutten, E. A., Stams, G. J. J. M., Biesta, G. J. J., Schuengel, C., Dirks, E., & Hoeksma, J. B. (2007).The contribution of organized youth sport to antisocial and prosocial behavior in adolescent athletes. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 36,
255–264.The authors of this article hypothesize that playing sports provides a positive social atmosphere for adolescents and shares prosocial norms of appropriate behavior. 

This creates less antisocial behavior and more prosocial behavior in adolescent athletes. The authors also hypothesize that high quality coach-athlete relationships will be related to less antisocial behavior and more prosocial behavior in adolescent athletes.

Read the article and discuss the following:Explain the traits that define a positive social atmosphere, which include the prosocial norms of appropriate behavior and the attributes of a high quality coach-athlete relationship.Support your discussion with your own experience as an adolescent by addressing the following:

Were you involved in sporting events that fostered the three things the authors describe: a positive social atmosphere; shared prosocial norms of appropriate behavior; and a high quality coach-athlete relationship?

If not, what do you think might have been helpful?Write a two- to three-page paper and present it in Microsoft Word document format. 

Name your file M4_A1_LastName_ProsocialBehavior.doc, and submit it to the
Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.Assignment 1 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsExplained the traits that define a positive social atmosphere and the attributes of a quality coach-athlete relationship.

16Supported your discussion with your own experience as an adolescent by addressing the following: Described the sporting events you were involved in that fostered the three things the authors describe:

 a positive social atmosphere; shared prosocial norms of appropriate behavior; and a high quality coach-athlete relationship.Described what might have been helpful to foster the three things described by the author if you had not been involved in sports.

16Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

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