The "Bright Side" of Identity Fusion: Promoting Intentions to Engage in Intergroup Prosocial Behavior.

Jielin Shen, Sicen Shen, Yuchang Jin, Ping Zhang, Junxiu An, Peixuan Zheng

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Jielin ShenCollege of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, China.ORCID 0009-0007-1429-7414

Sicen ShenCollege of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, China.

Yuchang JinCollege of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, China.

Ping ZhangCollege of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, China.

Junxiu AnCollege of Software Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China.

Peixuan ZhengDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

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National Social Science Foundation of China 21BSH016

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Abstract

In increasingly diverse societies, intergroup prosocial behavior is crucial for improving intergroup relations and facilitating cross-group cooperation. Guided by the Fusion-Secure Base Hypothesis, the present research uses the North-South cultural divide in China as a meaningful intergroup boundary and examines whether identity fusion among Southern Chinese young adults is associated with intergroup prosocial behavior and through which psychological pathways. Study 1 employed a cross-sectional survey (

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empathyFusion–Secure Base Hypothesisgroup efficacyidentity fusionintergroup prosocial behavior

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PMID42792500

DOI10.3390/bs16091701

PMCPMC13603169

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