Prosociality During COVID-19: Pathways Through Affect, Financial Stress, Well-being, and Collective Disempowerment across 39 Countries

• Claudia Zúñiga ^[1] ; Maximilian Agostini ^[2] ; Winnifred R. Louis ^[3] ; Edward P. Lemay ^[4] ; Jocelyn J. Bélanger ^[50] ; Ben Gützkow ^[2] ; Bertus F. Jeronimus ^[2] ; Jannis Kreienkamp ^[2] ; Michelle R. vanDellen ^[51] ; Georgios Abakoumkin ^[5] ; Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom ^[52] ; Vjollca Ahmedi ^[53] ; Handan Akkas ^[54] ; Carlos A. Almenara ^[6] ; Mohsin Atta ^[7] ; Sabahat Cigdem Bagci ^[8] ; Sima Basel ^[9] ; Edona Berisha Kida ^[53] ; Allan B. I. Bernardo ^[10] ; Nicholas R. Buttrick ^[11] ; Phatthanakit Chobthamkit ^[12] ; Hoon-Seok Choi ^[13] ; Mioara Cristea ^[55] ; Sára Csaba ^[14] ; Kaja Damnjanović ^[15] ; Ivan Danyliuk ^[16] ; Arobindu Dash ^[56] ; Daniela Di Santo ^[57] ; Karen M. Douglas ^[17] ; Violeta Enea ^[18] ; Daiane Gracieli ^[19] ; Gavan Fitzsimons ^[20] ; Alexandra Gheorghiu ^[18] ; Ángel Gómez ^[21] ; Ali Hamaidia ^[58] ; Qing Han ^[22] ; Mai Helmy ^[23] ; Joevarian Hudiyana ^[24] ; Ding-Yu Jiang ^[59] ; Veljko Jovanović ^[60] ; Željka Kamenov ^[25] ; Anna Kende ^[14] ; Shian-Ling Keng ^[61] ; Tra Thi Thanh Kieu ^[26] ; Yasin Koc ^[2] ; Kamila Kovyazina ^[27] ; Joshua Krause ^[2] ; Arie W. Kruglanski ^[4] ; Anton Kurapov ^[16] ; Nóra Anna Lantos ^[14] ; Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana ^[28] ; Adrian Lueders ^[29] ; Najma Iqbal Malik ^[7] ; Anton Martinez ^[30] ; Kira O. McCabe ^[31] ; Mirra Noor Milla ^[24] ; Erica Molinario ^[32] ; Manuel Moyano ^[33] ; Hayat Muhammad ^[34] ; Silvana Mula ^[57] ; Hamdi Muluk ^[24] ; Solomiia Myroniuk ^[2] ; Reza Najafi ^[62] ; Claudia F. Nisa ^[63] ; Boglárka Nyúl ^[14] ; Paul A. OKeefe ^[35] ; Jose Javier Olivas Osuna ^[21] ; Evgeny N. Osin ^[64] ; Joonha Park ^[36] ; Gennaro Pica ^[37] ; Alberto Pierro ^[57] ; Jonas Rees ^[65] ; Anne Margit Reitsema ^[2] ; Elena Resta ^[57] ; Marika Rullo ^[38] ; Michelle K. Ryan ^[39] ; Pekka Santtila ^[40] ; Birga M. Schumpe ^[41] ; Heyla A. Selim ^[42] ; Michael Vicente Stanton ^[66] ; Robbie M. Sutton ^[67] ; Akira Utsugi ^[43] ; Caspar J. Van Lissa ^[44] ; Kees Van Veen ^[2] ; Alexandra Vázquez ^[21] ; Robin Wollast ^[68] ; Victoria Wai-Lan Yeung ^[45] ; Somayeh Zand ^[46] ; Iris Lav Žeželj ^[15] ; Bang Zheng ^[47] ; Andreas Zick ^[48] ; N. Pontus Leander ^[49]
  1. [1] Universidad de Chile

     Universidad de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] University of Groningen

     University of Groningen

     Países Bajos

     
  3. [3] University of Queensland

     University of Queensland

     Australia

     
  4. [4] University of Maryland, College Park

     University of Maryland, College Park

     Estados Unidos

     
  5. [5] University Of Thessaly

     University Of Thessaly

     Dimos Volos, Grecia

     
  6. [6] Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

     Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

     Perú

     
  7. [7] University of Sargodha

     University of Sargodha

     Pakistán

     
  8. [8] Sabancı University

     Sabancı University

     Turquía

     
  9. [9] New York University Abu Dhabi

     New York University Abu Dhabi

     Emiratos Árabes Unidos

     
  10. [10] La Salle University

      La Salle University

      City of Philadelphia, Estados Unidos

      
  11. [11] University of Virginia

      University of Virginia

      Estados Unidos

      
  12. [12] Thammasat University

      Thammasat University

      Tailandia

      
  13. [13] Sungkyunkwan University

      Sungkyunkwan University

      Corea del Sur

      
  14. [14] Eötvös Loránd University

      Eötvös Loránd University

      Hungría

      
  15. [15] University of Belgrade

      University of Belgrade

      Serbia

      
  16. [16] Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

      Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

      Ucrania

      
  17. [17] University of Kent

      University of Kent

      City of Canterbury, Reino Unido

      
  18. [18] Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

      Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

      Rumanía

      
  19. [19] National University of Singapore

      National University of Singapore

      Singapur

      
  20. [20] Duke University

      Duke University

      Township of Durham, Estados Unidos

      
  21. [21] Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

      Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

      Madrid, España

      
  22. [22] University of Bristol

      University of Bristol

      Reino Unido

      
  23. [23] Sultan Qaboos University

      Sultan Qaboos University

      Omán

      
  24. [24] University of Indonesia

      University of Indonesia

      Indonesia

      
  25. [25] University of Zagreb

      University of Zagreb

      Croacia

      
  26. [26] University of Education

      University of Education

      Pakistán

      
  27. [27] Nazarbayev University

      Nazarbayev University

      Kazajistán

      
  28. [28] Udayana University

      Udayana University

      Indonesia

      
  29. [29] University of Limerick

      University of Limerick

      Irlanda

      
  30. [30] University of Sheffield

      University of Sheffield

      Reino Unido

      
  31. [31] Carleton University

      Carleton University

      Canadá

      
  32. [32] Florida Gulf Coast University

      Florida Gulf Coast University

      Estados Unidos

      
  33. [33] Universidad de Córdoba

      Universidad de Córdoba

      Cordoba, España

      
  34. [34] University of Peshawar

      University of Peshawar

      Pakistán

      
  35. [35] Yale-NUS College

      Yale-NUS College

      Singapur

      
  36. [36] Kyoto University

      Kyoto University

      Kamigyō-ku, Japón

      
  37. [37] Università di Camerino

      Università di Camerino

      Camerino, Italia

      
  38. [38] Università degli Studi di Siena

      Università degli Studi di Siena

      Siena, Italia

      
  39. [39] Australian National University

      Australian National University

      Australia

      
  40. [40] New York University

      New York University

      Estados Unidos

      
  41. [41] University of Amsterdam

      University of Amsterdam

      Países Bajos

      
  42. [42] King Saud University

      King Saud University

      Arabia Saudí

      
  43. [43] Nagoya University

      Nagoya University

      Naka-ku, Japón

      
  44. [44] Utrecht University

      Utrecht University

      Países Bajos

      
  45. [45] Lingnan University

      Lingnan University

      RAE de Hong Kong (China)

      
  46. [46] University of Milano-Bicocca

      University of Milano-Bicocca

      Milán, Italia

      
  47. [47] Peking University

      Peking University

      China

      
  48. [48] Bielefeld University

      Bielefeld University

      Kreisfreie Stadt Bielefeld, Alemania

      
  49. [49] Wayne State University

      Wayne State University

      City of Detroit, Estados Unidos

      
  50. [50] Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
  51. [51] University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
  52. [52] International Islamic University Malaysia
  53. [53] Pristine University
  54. [54] Ankara Science University
  55. [55] Heriot Watt University
  56. [56] Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  57. [57] University "La Sapienza" Rome
  58. [58] Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif 2 University
  59. [59] National Chung-Cheng University
  60. [60] University of Novi Sad
  61. [61] Monash University Malaysia
  62. [62] University of Padova
  63. [63] Duke Kunshan University
  64. [64] University of Paris Nanterre
  65. [65] University of Bielefeld
  66. [66] California State University
  67. [67] Eleftheria Tseliou
  68. [68] Université Clermont-Auvergne

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• Localización: Universitas psychologica, ISSN 1657-9267, Vol. 23, Nº. 1, 2024
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.11144/Javeriana.upsy23.pdcp
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Prosocialidad durante COVID-19: Rutas a través del afecto, estrés financiero, bienestar y desempoderamiento colectivo en 39 países
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  • español

    La superación de la pandemia de COVID-19, que provocó una gran pérdida de vidas en todo el mundo y sacudió la economía global, requirió la disposición y capacidad de las personas para comportarse de forma prosocial. Para contribuir a la comprensión de los predictores de la prosocialidad, utilizamos modelos multinivel para probar tres vías previamente establecidas hacia el comportamiento prosocial, que denominamos vías de ampliar y construir, de compensación y de incapacidad. También probamos si estas tres vías están mediadas por el bienestar general y moderadas por el desempoderamiento colectivo. Se encuestó a 59 987 participantes, de 39 países, sobre su disposición a adoptar conductas prosociales en el contexto de la pandemia. Los resultados respaldan la vía de ampliar y construir: el afecto positivo se asoció con la disposición a participar en conductas prosociales a través de un mayor bienestar. También se corroboraron dos vías de (in)capacidad: la presión financiera y el afecto negativo se asociaron negativamente con la prosocialidad a través de un menor bienestar. También se observó una vía de compensación: Controlando el menor bienestar, el afecto negativo se asoció con una mayor prosocialidad. Por último, las diferencias en desempoderamiento colectivo moderaron las vías afectivas.

  • English

    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 well-being, 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 (. = 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 via 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.

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