Fig 1.
Hypothesized theoretical model.
Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and differences in prosocial behaviours (N = 799).
Table 2.
The scores among general self-efficacy, the source of meaning in life and prosocial behaviours (Mean ± SD, N = 799).
Table 3.
Correlations among general self-efficacy, the source of meaning in life and prosocial behaviours (N = 799).
Fig 2.
Results of the effect of self-efficacy on the source of meaning in life and prosocial behaviours among the whole sample.
Note. Abbreviations: PMH = physical and mental health; RH = relationship harmony; EL = Enjoy in Life; SC = social concern; SG = self-growth; PB = prosocial behaviours; The source of meaning in life = SML; SE = Self-efficacy. All the coefficients in this figure are standardized and significant at level 0.01. The numbers on the straight arrows indicate the standard path coefficients.
Table 4.
Regression of mediating effect among general self-efficacy, the source of meaning in life and prosocial behaviours (N = 799).