Dispositional awe and prosocial tendency: The mediating roles of selftranscendent meaning in life and spiritual self-transcendence
Rongmao Lin, Youjuan Hong, Huiwen Xiao, Rong Lian
August 24, 2020 DOI: 10.2224/sbp.9665 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractDispositional awe, a self-transcendent experience, relates to prosocial behavior through two pathways: self-transcendent meaning in life and spiritual self-transcendence. In a survey of 1,907 Chinese undergraduates, both factors mediated the link between awe and prosocial tendency, indicating that awe may foster altruism by expanding one's sense of purpose and spiritual connectedness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1,907 |
| Population | Chinese undergraduates |
| Keywords | Psychology |
| Key finding | Self-transcendent meaning in life and spiritual self-transcendence mediate the relationship between dispositional awe and prosocial tendency. |
Abstract
Dispositional awe is a self-transcendent experience that has been investigated in few empirical studies. We explored the mediating effects of both self-transcendent meaning in life and spiritual self-transcendence in the relationship between dispositional awe and prosocial tendency. Participants were 1,907 Chinese undergraduates. As predicted, self-transcendent meaning in life and spiritual self-transcendence mediated the relationship between dispositional awe and prosocial behavior. These findings not only demonstrate the mediating effect of self-transcendence on prosocial tendency, but also support dispositional awe as an element of self-transcendence.