The influence of modeling and reinforcement from parents on helping behavior in children: A study at pondok bestari indah housing, Malang regency

Abstract

This research aims to examine the influence of modeling from parents on the formation of helping behavior in children; the influence of reinforcement from parents on the formation of helping behavior in children; and the influence both together on the formation of helping behavior in children. This research employed positivistic paradigm, with qualitative approach causality. The data collection used a questionnaire based on a Likert scale, and the data analysis used the Regression Analysis technique. The research population is all teenagers who live in Pondok Bestari Indah Housing, Landungsari Village, Dau District, Malang Regency, totaling 35 students. The sampling technique was taken by total sampling. The results showed that there was a very significant influence of the Modeling and Reinforcement factors from parents on the emergence of helping behavior in children. The influence of modeling from parents on the formation of behavior in children is 0.2520 or 25.20%, while the effect of reinforcement from parents on the formation of helpful behavior in children is 0.2560 or 25.60%. The joint influence of the elements of Modeling and Reinforcement from parents on the emergence of helping behavior in children is 50.80%.