Mindfulness may be associated with less prosocial engagement among high intelligence individuals.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the role of dispositional mindfulness in the association between intelligence and prosocial behavior. A total of 759 college students (mean age is 22.03; 477 females) participated in exchange for extra credit in psychology course. The results confirmed a positive relationship between intelligence and prosocial behavior as revealed by many studies, with empathy serving as a potential mediator. Mindfulness negatively moderated all the hypothesized pathways between research variables. Specifically, with the increase of the levels of dispositional mindfulness, (1) the intelligence-prosociality association changed from positive to negative, (2) the intelligence-empathy association changed from positively significant to insignificant, (3) the empathy-prosociality association

SUBMITTER: Guo Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015037 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature