Why are smarter individuals more prosocial? A study on the mediating roles of empathy and moral identity

被引：38

作者：

Guo, Qingke ^{[1
]}

Sun, Peng ^{[1
]}

Cai, Minghang ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Xiling ^{[1
,2
]}

Song, Kexin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Shandong Normal Univ, Dept Psychol, 88 East Wenhua Rd, Jinan 250014, Shandong, Peoples R China

[2] Southwest Univ, Fac Psychol, 2 Tiansheng Rd, Chongqing 400700, Peoples R China

来源：

INTELLIGENCE | 2019年 / 75卷

关键词：

Fluid intelligence; Prosocial behavior; Empathy; Moral identity; Mediation analysis; COGNITIVE-ABILITY; BEHAVIOR; SELF; INTELLIGENCE; PERSONALITY; AGE; INFORMATION; PREDICTORS; MECHANISMS; REPUTATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.intell.2019.02.006

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is an association between intelligence and prosocial behavior (PSB), and whether this association is mediated by empathy and moral identity. Chinese version of the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices, the Self-Report Altruism Scale Distinguished by the Recipient, Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Internalization subscale of the Self-Importance of Moral Identity Scale were administered to 518 (N (female) = 254, M (age) = 19.79) undergraduate students. The results showed that fluid intelligence was significantly correlated with self-reported PSB; moral identity, perspective taking, and empathic concern could account for the positive association between intelligence and PSB; the mediation effects of moral identity and empathy were consistent across gender.

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