@article{Ziga_C-2024_211203,
title = {Prosociality During COVID-19: Pathways Through Affect, Financial Stress, Well-being, and Collective Disempowerment across 39 Countries},
author = {Zúñiga, C. and Agostini, M. and Louis, W. and Lemay, E. and Bélanger, J. and Gützkow, B. and Jeronimus, B. and Kreienkamp, J. and Abakoumkin, G. and Khaiyom, J. and Ahmedi, V. and Akkas, H. and Almenara, C. and Atta, M. and Bagci, S. and Basel, S. and Kida, E. and Buttrick, N. and Chobthamkit, P. and Choi, H. and Cristea, M. and Csaba, S. and Damnjanović, K. and Danyliuk, I. and Dash, A. and di Santo, D. and Douglas, K. and Enea, V. and Faller, D. and Fitzsimons, G. and Gheorghi, A. and Gómez, Á. and Hamaidia, A. and Han, Q. and Helmy, M. and Hudiyana, J. and Jiang, D. and Jovanović, V. and Kamenov, Ž. and Kende, A. and Keng, S. and Kieu, T. and Koç, Y. and Kovyazina, K. and Krause, J. and Kruglanski, A. and Kurapov, A. and Lantos, N. and Lesmana, C. and Lueders, A. and Malik, N. and Martinez, A. and McCabe, K. and Milla, M. and Molinario, E. and Moyano, M. and Muhammad, H. and Mula, S. and Muluk, H. and Myroniuk, S. and Najafi, R. and Nisa, C. and Nyúl, B. and O’Keefe, P. and Osuna, J. and Osin, E. and Park, J. and Pica, G. and Pierro, A. and Rees, J. and Reitsema, A. and Resta, E. and Rullo, M. and Ryan, M. and Santtila, P. and Schumpe, B. and Selim, H. and Stanton, M. and Sutton, R. and Tseliou, E. and Utsugi, A. and van Lissa, C. and van Veen, K. and Vázquez, A. and Wollast, R. and Yeung, V. and Zand, S. and Žeželj, I. and Zheng, B. and Zick, A. and Leander, N. and van Dellen, M. and Bernardo, A.},
month = {dec},
year = {2024},
abstract = {Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in great loss of life worldwide and shook the global economy, required individuals’ willingness and ability to behave prosocially. To contribute to the understanding of predictors of prosociality, we used multilevel models to test three previously established pathways to prosocial behavior, which we call the “broaden and build”, compensation, and incapacity pathways. We also tested whether these three paths are mediated by general wellbeing, and moderated by collective disempowerment, i.e., individuals’ belief that external societal forces have made it harder for people like them to function effectively. Participants from 39 countries (N= 59987) were surveyed on their willingness to engage in prosocial behaviors in the context of the pandemic. The “broaden and build” pathway was supported: positive affect was associated with willingness to engage in prosocial behavior via higher well-being. Two (in)capacity paths were also supported: financial strain and negative affect were both negatively associated with prosociality via lower well-being. A compensation pathway was also observed: Controlling for lower well-being, negative affect was associated with greater prosociality. Finally, differences in disempowerment moderated the affective pathways: higher disempowerment strengthened the positive association of positive affect with prosociality via well-being, and buffered the negative affect incapacity path.},
pages = {1-19},
volume = {23},
journal = {Universitas Psychologica},
publisher = {Revista},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11144/JAVERIANA.UPSY23.PDCP},
}
