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Article

Mindfulness Promotes Online Prosocial Behavior via Cognitive Empathy

by
Yiqing Lv
1,
Xiuqing Qiao
1,
Jie Leng
1,
Yuanhua Zheng
1 and
Qingke Guo
1,2,*
1
Department of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
2
Department of Psychology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(13), 7017; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137017
Submission received: 25 April 2021 / Revised: 24 June 2021 / Accepted: 28 June 2021 / Published: 30 June 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cyber Health Psychology and Psychotherapy: The Use of New Technologies in the Service of Mental Health)
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Abstract

Mindfulness plays an important role in promoting prosocial behavior and well-being. With the spread of Internet usage, people’s online prosocial behavior (OPB) has garnered great attention. Based on the link between online and offline behaviors, we predict that mindfulness can also facilitate OPB. We examined the association of mindfulness and OPB and the mediating effect of empathy. A total of 674 Chinese undergraduate students completed self-report measures of these constructs. The results showed that different dimensions of mindfulness predicted empathy, which in turn predicted OPB. Perspective taking was the main mediator in the mindfulness-OPB link. Mindfulness improves receptiveness to others’ needs and feelings, thereby enhancing the willingness to help them, even in none-face-to-face situations.
Keywords: mindfulness; online prosocial behavior; empathy; mediating effect mindfulness; online prosocial behavior; empathy; mediating effect

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Lv, Y.; Qiao, X.; Leng, J.; Zheng, Y.; Guo, Q. Mindfulness Promotes Online Prosocial Behavior via Cognitive Empathy. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137017

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Lv Y, Qiao X, Leng J, Zheng Y, Guo Q. Mindfulness Promotes Online Prosocial Behavior via Cognitive Empathy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(13):7017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137017

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Lv, Yiqing, Xiuqing Qiao, Jie Leng, Yuanhua Zheng, and Qingke Guo. 2021. "Mindfulness Promotes Online Prosocial Behavior via Cognitive Empathy" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13: 7017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137017

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Lv, Y., Qiao, X., Leng, J., Zheng, Y., & Guo, Q. (2021). Mindfulness Promotes Online Prosocial Behavior via Cognitive Empathy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 7017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137017

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