Prosocial behavior, empathy, type A and type B personality among college students

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the relationship between Prosocial behavior, Empathy, Type A, and Type B personality and to investigate significant differences in Prosocial behavior, Empathy, Type A, and Type B personality between males and females. The sample selected for the study is young adults, age range from 18-25. A Convenient sampling method is used. Samples were collected from Bangalore and other cities in Tamilnadu. Data was collected from 242 college students both males and females. (100 males and 142 females) The mode of data collection was through online mode. In this study, the correlational research design is used. The tools used are the Prosocialness Scale for Adults (PSA) developed by Caprara et al (2005), A/B Behavioral Pattern Scale (ABBPS) developed by Upinder Dhar and Manisha Jain (1983). The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire developed by Spreng et al (2009). The data was studied using Spearman correlation and the Mann- Whitney u test. The results show that Prosocial behavior, Empathy, Type A and Type B personality have a significant relationship with each other. Prosocial behavior and Empathy have significant differences in males and females. The conclusion is that individuals with Type B personality had higher Empathy than individuals with Type A personality.