Agarwal, Kanika and Tyagi, Kirti
(2025)
Pro-Social Risk-Taking as a Pathway to Social-Emotional Learning in Schools: Theory, Strategies, and Implications.
In:
Promoting Positive Behaviors and Emotional/Social Wellbeing in School.
1st ed.
IGI Global, pp. 99-132.
ISBN 9798337333519
Abstract
While traditional prosocial behaviors such as helping and sharing have long been associated with positive outcomes, this chapter uniquely positions pro-social risk-taking (PSRT)—a distinct, courageous form of moral action that combines altruistic intent with personal risk. It explores PSRT as a promising pathway for enhancing adolescents' social-emotional learning (SEL) within school settings. Drawing on developmental and moral psychology, PSRT is framed as moral courage and a potential antidote to bystanders' passivity in bullying and social exclusion. The chapter integrates PSRT into the SEL framework, emphasizing its connection to empathy, social cognition, and perspective-taking. It emphasizes that PSRT not only protects peers but also strengthens the well-being and moral identity of the risk-taker. The chapter also outlines evidence-based strategies—curricular integration, school climate transformation, student empowerment, and role modeling—highlighting a paradigm shift toward valuing socially courageous behavior as a core educational outcome.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Social Sciences and humanities > Psychology > Educational Psychology |
| JGU School/Centre: | Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Tulika Kumar |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2026 12:15 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jan 2026 12:15 |
| Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-3351-9.ch004 |
| URI: | https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/10725 |
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