Chongzeng Bi

Awe Promotes Perspective-Taking via Self-Transcendence: Implications for Cooperation.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin November 13, 2025 Jiali Zhang, Chongzeng Bi

This research identifies awe as an emotional factor that promotes perspective-taking. Utilizing a multi-method approach, we systematically investigate the influence of awe on perspective-taking, exploring its mechanisms and downstream consequences. We consistently found that awe is associated with (Studies 2 and 4) and promotes (Studies 1, 3, and 5) perspective-taking, with self-transcendence...