本研究采用基本共情量表、亲社会行为量表、青少年五因素人格量表对786名被试的共情水平、亲社会行为、谨慎性进行测量,结果发现:1) 共情存在显著的性别差异,男性被试的共情水平显著低于女性;亲社会行为在父亲学历上存在显著差异,父亲是初中文化水平和高中文化水平的被试亲社会行为水平显著低于那些父亲是大学学历水平的被试。2) 亲社会行为、共情和谨慎性三者之间呈显著正相关。3) 共情在谨慎性和亲社会行为之间的中介效应显著。 In this study, the basic empathy scale, prosocial behavior scale and five-factor adolescent perso-nality scale were used to measure the level of empathy, prosocial behavior and conscientiousness of 786 subjects. The results showed that: 1) There was a significant gender difference in empathy, and the level of empathy of male subjects was significantly lower than that of female subjects; there was a significant difference in prosocial behavior between the fathers’ education levels. The prosocial behavior levels of the fathers were significantly lower than those of the fathers with college degrees. 2) There was a significant positive correlation between prosocial behavior, empathy and conscientiousness. 3) Empathy has a significant mediating effect between conscientiousness and prosocial behavior.
共情,亲社会行为,谨慎性,大五,中介效应, Empathy
Pro-Social Behavior
Conscientiousness
Big Five
Mediating Effects
摘要
The Relationship between Conscientiousness and Pro-Social Behavior: The Mediating Role of Empathy
Jiawen Hu
Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing
Received: Feb. 17th, 2023; accepted: Mar. 24th, 2023; published: Mar. 31st, 2023
ABSTRACT
In this study, the basic empathy scale, prosocial behavior scale and five-factor adolescent personality scale were used to measure the level of empathy, prosocial behavior and conscientiousness of 786 subjects. The results showed that: 1) There was a significant gender difference in empathy, and the level of empathy of male subjects was significantly lower than that of female subjects; there was a significant difference in prosocial behavior between the fathers’ education levels. The prosocial behavior levels of the fathers were significantly lower than those of the fathers with college degrees. 2) There was a significant positive correlation between prosocial behavior, empathy and conscientiousness. 3) Empathy has a significant mediating effect between conscientiousness and prosocial behavior.
Keywords:Empathy, Pro-Social Behavior, Conscientiousness, Big Five, Mediating Effects
结果表明,谨慎性对亲社会行为的预测作用显著(β = 0.88, t = 17.45, p < 0.01),且放入中介变量后,谨慎性对亲社会行为的直接预测作用依然显著(β = 0.80, t = 16.48, p < 0.01),谨慎性对共情的正向预测作用显著(β = 0.19, t = 4.93, p < 0.01),共情对亲社会行为的正向预测作用显著(β = 0.40, t = 8.88, p < 0.01)。此外,谨慎性对亲社会行为影响的直接效应和共情的中介效应的bootstrap 95%置信区间不包含0 (见表6),表明谨慎性不仅能直接预测亲社会行为,还可以通过共情的中介作用预测亲社会行为,该直接效应(0.81)和中介效应(0.08),分别占总效应(0.89)的91.46%和8.54% (图1)。
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胡嘉雯. 谨慎性与亲社会行为的关系:共情的中介作用The Relationship between Conscientiousness and Pro-Social Behavior: The Mediating Role of Empathy[J]. 社会科学前沿, 2023, 12(03): 1510-1518. https://doi.org/10.12677/ASS.2023.123205
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