The Influence of College Students' Empathy on Prosocial Behavior in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Social Responsibility

Prosocial behavior has played an irreplaceable role during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only in infection prevention and control, but also in improving individual mental health. The current study was conducted after COVID-19 control was under the stage of Ongoing Prevention and Control in China. Using...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Yanfei, Yao, Youjuan, Zhu, Xiaoliang, Wang, Shiling
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Psychiatry
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8674939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34925107
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.782246
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description Prosocial behavior has played an irreplaceable role during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only in infection prevention and control, but also in improving individual mental health. The current study was conducted after COVID-19 control was under the stage of Ongoing Prevention and Control in China. Using the Interpersonal Response Scale, Prosocial Tendencies Measure and Big Five Personality Questionnaire. In total, 898 college students participated in the current study (Mage = 19.50, SDage = 1.05, Age range = 16–24). The result showed that against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, college students' social responsibility partially mediated the relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior. This study provides new insights and inspiration for improving college students' mental health in the context of the pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-86749392021-12-17 The Influence of College Students' Empathy on Prosocial Behavior in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Social Responsibility Jiang, Yanfei Yao, Youjuan Zhu, Xiaoliang Wang, Shiling Front Psychiatry Psychiatry Prosocial behavior has played an irreplaceable role during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only in infection prevention and control, but also in improving individual mental health. The current study was conducted after COVID-19 control was under the stage of Ongoing Prevention and Control in China. Using the Interpersonal Response Scale, Prosocial Tendencies Measure and Big Five Personality Questionnaire. In total, 898 college students participated in the current study (Mage = 19.50, SDage = 1.05, Age range = 16–24). The result showed that against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, college students' social responsibility partially mediated the relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior. This study provides new insights and inspiration for improving college students' mental health in the context of the pandemic. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8674939/ /pubmed/34925107 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.782246 Text en Copyright © 2021 Jiang, Yao, Zhu and Wang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title The Influence of College Students' Empathy on Prosocial Behavior in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Social Responsibility
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title_short The Influence of College Students' Empathy on Prosocial Behavior in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Social Responsibility
title_sort influence of college students' empathy on prosocial behavior in the covid-19 pandemic: the mediating role of social responsibility
topic Psychiatry
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34925107
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.782246
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