Prosociality during COVID-19: pathways through affect, financial stress, well-being, and collective disempowerment across 39 countries = Prosocialidad durante COVID-19: Rutas a través del afecto, estrés financiero, bienestar y desempoderamiento colectivo en 39 países

Zúñiga, Claudia and Agostini, Maximilian and Louis, Winnifred R. and Lemay Jr., Edward P. and Belanger, Jocelyn J. and Gutzkow, Ben and Jeronimus, Bertus F. and Kreienkamp, Jannis and vanDellen, Michelle R. and Abakoumkin, Georgios and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Ahmedi, Vjollca and Akkas, Handan and Almenara, Carlos A. and Atta, Mohsin and Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem and Basel, Sima and Kida, Edona Berisha and Bernardo, Allan B. I. and Buttrick, Nicholas R. and Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit and Choi, Hoon-Seok and Cristea, Mioara and Csaba, Sara and Damnjanović, Kaja and Danyliuk, Ivan and Dash, Arobindu and Di Santo, Daniela and Douglas, Karen M. and Enea, Violeta and Faller, Daiane Gracieli and Fitzsimons, Gavan J and Gheorghiu, Alexandra and Gómez, Ángel and Hamaidia, Ali and Han, Qing and Helmy, Mai and Hudiyana, Joevarian and Jiang, Ding-Yu and Jovanović, Veljko and Kamenov, Zeljka and Kende, Anna and Keng, Shian-Ling and Tra, Thi Thanh Kieu and Koc, Yasin and Kovyazina, Kamila and Krause, Joshua and Kruglanski, Arie W and Kurapov, Anton and Lantos, Nóra Anna and Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus J and Lueders, Adrian and Malik, Najma Iqbal and Martinez, Anton P and McCabe, Kira O and Milla, Mirra Noor and Molinario, Erica and Moyano, Manuel and Muhammad, Hayat and Mula, Silvana and Muluk, Hamdi and Myroniuk, Solomiia and Najafi, Reza and Nisa, Claudia F and Nyúl, Boglárka and O'Keefe, Paul A and Osuna, Jose Javier Olivas and Osin, Evgeny N and Park, Joonha and Pica, Gennaro and Pierro, Antonio and Rees, Jonas H and Reitsema, Anne Margit and Resta, Elena and Rullo, Marika and Ryan, Michelle K and Santtila, Pekka and Schumpe, Birga M. and Selim, Heyla A and Stanton, Michael Vicente and Sutton, Robbie M and Tseliou, Eleftheria and Utsugi, Akira and Van Lissa, Caspar J and Van Veen, Kees and Vázquez, Alexandra and Wollast, Robin and Yeung, Victoria Wai-lan and Zand, Somayeh and Žeželj, Iris Lav and Zheng, Bang and Zick, Andreas and Leander, N Pontus (2024) Prosociality during COVID-19: pathways through affect, financial stress, well-being, and collective disempowerment across 39 countries = Prosocialidad durante COVID-19: Rutas a través del afecto, estrés financiero, bienestar y desempoderamiento colectivo en 39 países. Universitas Psychologica, 23. pp. 1-21. ISSN 1657-9267 E-ISSN 2011-2777

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Abstract

Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in great loss of life worldwide and shook the global economy, required individuals' willingness and ability to behave prosocially. To contribute to the understanding of predictors of prosociality, we used multilevel models to test three previously established pathways to prosocial behavior, which we call the "broaden and build", compensation, and incapacity pathways. We also tested whether these three paths are mediated by general well­being, and moderated by collective disempowerment, i.e., individuals' belief that external societal forces have made it harder for people like them to function effectively. Participants from 39 countries (N= 59987) were surveyed on their willingness to engage in prosocial behaviors in the context of the pandemic. The "broaden and build" pathway was supported: positive affect was associated with willingness to engage in prosocial behavior vi.a higher well-being. Two (in)capacity paths were also supported: financial strain and negative affect were both negatively associated with prosociality via lower well-being. A compensation pathway was also observed: Controlling for lower well-being, negative affect was associated with greater prosociality. Finally, differences in disempowerment moderated the affective pathways: higher disempowerment strengthened the positive association of positive affect with prosociality via well-being, and buffered the negative affect incapacity path.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19; prosocial behavior; well-being; affect; collective disempowerment.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1001 Social psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA644.C67 Coronavirus infections. COVID-19 (Disease). COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom
Date Deposited:	09 May 2025 10:31
Last Modified:	09 May 2025 10:31
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/120860

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