Connecting perceived economic threat and prosocial tendencies: The explanatory role of empathic concern.

ABSTRACT: Recent research suggests that perceived economic threat constitutes a valid predictor of people's attitudes and behaviors. While accumulated empirical evidence has mostly underlined the deleterious psychological effects (e.g., reduced psychological well-being) of perceived economic threat in times of economic strain, we postulate that individuals experiencing higher economic threat linked to the Spanish economic crisis are more prone to engage in other-beneficial prosocial behavior. Across two independently collected community samples, we tested this theoretical formulation and examined the potential mediating roles of empathic concern (Studies 1 & 2) and identification (Study 2). Study 1 (N = 306) revealed that participants who descended in the social scale due to the negative national ec

SUBMITTER: Alonso-Ferres M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197816 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature