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Journal Article 
Adolescents' Prosocial Behavior Predicts Good Grades Beyond Intelligence and Personality Traits 
Gerbino, M; Zuffianò, A; Eisenberg, N; Castellani, V; Luengo Kanacri, BP; Pastorelli, C; Caprara, GV; , 
2018 
Yes 
Journal of Personality
ISSN: 0022-3506 
86 
2 
247-260 
English 
28236293 
Researchers have demonstrated the prediction of academic functioning by children's prosocial behavior (PB). The goal of our study was to examine the contribution of adolescents' PB for middle and senior high school grades after controlling for stability of achievement and for intelligence, Big Five traits, and sociodemographic variables (i.e., sex and socioeconomic status).