Effect of self-compassion-based writing on prosocial behavior in college students with different self-construals
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.05.12
- VernacularTitle:自悯写作对不同自我建构类型大学生亲社会行为的影响
- Author:
Qingyang LI
1
;
Guiqin REN
;
Rui WANG
;
Ya YANG
;
Yanting LIU
Author Information
1. 辽宁师范大学心理学院,辽宁大连 116029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
self-compassion-based writing;
self-construal;
prosocial behavior
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(5):454-459
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the effect of self-compassion-based writing on prosocial behavior in college students with different self-construals.Methods:A total of 182 college students were recruited,and the Self-Con-structional Scales were used to determine the self-construal types(independent or interdependent).Participants were then assigned to either a self-compassion-based writing group(n=91)or a non-self-compassion daily writing group(n=91)and completed writing tasks according to the respective instructions.Prosocial behavior was evaluated with the Prosocial Tendencies Measure(PTM),situational judgment tests,and donation amounts.Results:The evaluation results from the PTM showed that prosocial behavior was significantly higher in individuals with interdependent self-construal compared to those with independent self-construal(P＜0.001),the main effect of the group type was not statistically significant(P＞0.05).The evaluation results from situational judgment tests showed that prosocial behavior was significantly higher in individuals with interdependent self-construal compared to those with independ-ent self-construal(P＜0.001),the self-compassion-based writing group demonstrated significantly more prosocial behavior than the non-self-compassion daily writing group(P＜0.05).The evaluation results from donation a-mounts showed that the main effect of self-construal type was not statistically significant(P＞0.05),the self-com-passion-based writing group demonstrated significantly more prosocial behavior than the non-self-compassion daily writing group(P＜0.05).Conclusion:Compared to daily writing,self-compassion-based writing could effectively increase prosocial behavior in college students,regardless of their self-construal type.
