'Do Good, Expect the Worst': The Indirect Effect of Social Cynicism on Prosocial Behavior via Empathy and Trust.

IF 1.6 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Review of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-24 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.5334/irsp.1009

Denis Coca, Alin Gavreliuc

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Abstract

Do cynical individuals still engage in prosocial behaviors when they expect the worst from others? While prior research suggests cynical beliefs reduce empathy and trust-key drivers of prosociality-this pathway remains underexplored. We tested four structural equation models (manifest and latent) using data from 239 Romanian adults. Only the manifest model supported an indirect effect via empathic concern; latent models accounting for measurement error did not. This discrepancy highlights how item-level variance may inflate observed relationships. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed considering the social axioms model and empathy-trust mechanisms in prosocial behavior.

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“做好事，做最坏的打算”：社会犬儒主义通过同理心和信任对亲社会行为的间接影响。

当愤世嫉俗的人期望别人做最坏的事情时，他们还会从事亲社会行为吗？虽然先前的研究表明，愤世嫉俗的信念会减少同理心和信任——亲社会的关键驱动因素——但这一途径仍未得到充分探索。我们使用239名罗马尼亚成年人的数据检验了四种结构方程模型（明显和潜在）。只有显化模型支持共情关怀的间接效应；考虑测量误差的潜在模型没有。这种差异突出了项目层面的差异如何夸大观察到的关系。本文讨论了社会公理模型和共情-信任机制在亲社会行为中的理论和方法意义。

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International Review of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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5.20

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16 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Review of Social Psychology (IRSP) is supported by the Association pour la Diffusion de la Recherche Internationale en Psychologie Sociale (A.D.R.I.P.S.). The International Review of Social Psychology publishes empirical research and theoretical notes in all areas of social psychology. Articles are written preferably in English but can also be written in French. The journal was created to reflect research advances in a field where theoretical and fundamental questions inevitably convey social significance and implications. It emphasizes scientific quality of its publications in every area of social psychology. Any kind of research can be considered, as long as the results significantly enhance the understanding of a general social psychological phenomenon and the methodology is appropriate.