Habashi Meara M, Graziano William G, Hoover Ann E
University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2016 Sep;42(9):1177-92. doi: 10.1177/0146167216652859. Epub 2016 Jul 8.
The search for the prosocial personality has been long and controversial. The current research explores the general patterns underlying prosocial decisions, linking personality, emotion, and overt prosocial behavior. Using a multimethod approach, we explored the links between the Big Five dimensions of personality and prosocial responding. Across three studies, we found that agreeableness was the dimension of personality most closely associated with emotional reactions to victims in need of help, and subsequent decisions to help those individuals. Results suggest that prosocial processes, including emotions, cognitions, and behaviors, may be part of a more general motivational process linked to personality.
对亲社会人格的探索由来已久且颇具争议。当前的研究探讨了亲社会决策背后的一般模式，将人格、情感和公开的亲社会行为联系起来。我们采用多方法途径，探究了人格的大五维度与亲社会反应之间的联系。在三项研究中，我们发现宜人性是与对需要帮助的受害者的情绪反应以及随后帮助这些人的决策联系最为紧密的人格维度。结果表明，亲社会过程，包括情感、认知和行为，可能是与人格相关的更一般动机过程的一部分。
