Schindler Simon, Pfattheicher Stefan
Dresden University of Technology, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
Curr Psychol. 2023;42(7):5357-5365. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-01860-y. Epub 2021 May 25.
Meta-analytical findings suggested a positive link between trait mindfulness and prosociality. However, most correlational studies on mindfulness and prosociality have relied on self-report measures. The present work aimed to address this serious limitation by investigating actual prosocial . We further focused on mindfulness as a multi-dimensional personality trait to disentangle effects of different mindfulness aspects. In addition, we tested whether the relation between trait mindfulness and prosocial behavior emerges under a theoretical meaningful experimental boundary condition (i.e., feelings of guilt). In two studies (using four different samples; = 1240), we did not find support for a positive link between trait mindfulness and (a) charitable donation and (b) behavior in an incentivized economic game, respectively. Evidence for manipulated guilt-level as a moderator was inconclusive. Taken together, the findings point to a more complex role of trait mindfulness for prosocial behavior. Limitations and ideas for further research are discussed.
元分析结果表明，特质正念与亲社会行为之间存在正向关联。然而，大多数关于正念与亲社会行为的相关性研究都依赖于自我报告测量。本研究旨在通过调查实际的亲社会行为来解决这一严重局限性。我们进一步将正念视为一种多维度的人格特质，以厘清不同正念方面的影响。此外，我们测试了特质正念与亲社会行为之间的关系是否在一个具有理论意义的实验边界条件（即内疚感）下出现。在两项研究中（使用四个不同样本；N = 1240），我们分别未发现特质正念与（a）慈善捐赠和（b）激励经济游戏中的行为之间存在正向关联的证据。关于操纵内疚水平作为调节变量的证据尚无定论。综上所述，研究结果表明特质正念在亲社会行为中扮演着更为复杂的角色。本文讨论了研究的局限性及进一步研究的思路。
