Singla Himanshu, Mehta Minakshi Duggal, Mehta Pooja
Research Scholar Punjabi University Patiala Punjab India.
Assistant Professor Post Graduate Department of Commerce Hans Raj Mahila Mahavidyalaya Jalandhar Punjab India.
Int Soc Sci J. 2021 Nov;71(Suppl 1):51-67. doi: 10.1111/issj.12290. Epub 2021 Aug 25.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has resulted into global devastation. This study attempts to explore the positive phenomenal impact of perceived pandemic anxiety resulting in prosocial behaviour (PB) through the mechanisms of self-awareness and spiritual transformation using terror management theory (TMT). The study also examines the moderating impact of conscious state expansion (CSE) on the self-awareness and spiritual transformation relationship, and the impact of this moderation effect is further tested separately on two gender groups. The data (N = 573) for the study were collected from the Punjab state of India during the ascending phase of outbreak. The results of PLS-SEM analysis reveal the significant influence of variables under study on prosocial behavioural outcomes. Taking insights from the findings of the study it becomes clear that during dreadful situations, when people experience the possibility of loss of life, their self-awareness level increases, which in turn results in their spiritual transformation. Such mechanism is observed more in the people possessing higher spiritual consciousness. The study concludes by recognising the positive role played by spiritual transformation (ST) in the evolution of the attributes of care and compassion for others, resulting in positive social consequences. The discussion, implications, limitations, and future directions are presented and discussed.
新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）疫情已造成全球破坏。本研究试图运用恐惧管理理论（TMT），通过自我意识和精神转变机制，探讨感知到的疫情焦虑对亲社会行为（PB）产生的积极显著影响。该研究还考察了意识状态扩展（CSE）对自我意识与精神转变关系的调节作用，并分别在两个性别组中进一步检验这种调节效应的影响。本研究的数据（N = 573）是在印度旁遮普邦疫情上升阶段收集的。偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）分析结果揭示了所研究变量对亲社会行为结果的显著影响。从该研究结果中可以看出，在可怕的情况下，当人们体验到生命丧失的可能性时，他们的自我意识水平会提高，进而导致他们的精神转变。这种机制在具有较高精神意识的人群中更为明显。该研究通过认识到精神转变（ST）在关爱他人和同情他人属性演变中所起的积极作用，从而得出积极的社会后果，以此作为结论。文中还呈现并讨论了相关讨论、启示、局限性和未来方向。
