Belief in a Just World and Moral Personality as Mediating Roles Between Parenting Emotional Warmth and Internet Altruistic Behavior

Ye Zhang; Liang Chen; Yumeng Xia

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.670373

Frontiers in Psychology (Oct 2021)

Belief in a Just World and Moral Personality as Mediating Roles Between Parenting Emotional Warmth and Internet Altruistic Behavior

Ye Zhang,
Liang Chen,
Yumeng Xia

Affiliations

Ye Zhang: College of Educational Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China
Liang Chen: School of Marxism, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
Yumeng Xia: The Communist Youth League, State Grid Anshan Electric Power Supply Company, Anshan, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.670373
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

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This study explores the influence of parental emotional warmth (PEW) on college students’ Internet altruistic behavior (IAB), and the mediating roles of personal belief in a just world (PBJW) and positive moral personality traits (PMPT). A total of 893 college students were assessed using questionnaires. Results: (1) PEW, PBJW, PMPT, and IAB are positively correlated with each other; (2) PEW can directly predict the IAB of college students; and (3) PEW can indirectly predict IAB through the mediating effect of PMPT and PBJW-PMPT. PBJW and PMPT account for 22.79% of the total influence of PEW on IAB.

Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology

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