ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2024
The Impact of Empathy on Prosocial Behavior Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Moral Identity and the Moderating Role of Sense of Security.
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- Empathy and perspective-taking in literary fiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological evidence and theoretical insights.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The Roles of Empathy, Proximity, and Identity in Alzheimer's Disease Stigma.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Better Person, Better Society: A Different Perspective on the Association Between Instrumental Religiosity, Interpersonal Empathy and Social Justice Values.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The influence of ideological and political education identification on college students' sense of social responsibility.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Cognitive and existential-motivational pathways from empathy to prosocial behavior: a parallel mediation study in a Chinese university sample.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Prosocial behaviors as a serial mediator in the association between psychological resilience and meaning in life among sports science students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
To investigate the impact of empathy on prosocial behavior and the underlying psychological mechanisms among college students, this study surveyed 840 participants using the Empathy Scale, the Prosocial behavior Scale, the Moral Identity Scale, and the Sense of Security Scale. The results revealed that (1) empathy significantly and positively predicted prosocial behavior among college students; (2) moral identity partially mediated the relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior; (3) a sense of security moderated the relationship between moral identity and prosocial behavior. These findings offer important theoretical and practical implications, enriching the theoretical framework and providing educators and students with valuable guidance.
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