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Civic engagement and giving behaviors: the role of empathy and beliefs about poverty
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posted on 2023-06-09, 02:44 authored by Bernadette Paula Luengo Kanacri, Roberto González, Daniel Valdenegro, Gloria Jiménez-Moya, Patricio Saavedra, Eduardo Andrés Mora, Daniel Miranda, Lucas Silva Didier, Concetta PastorelliThe current study explores different routes to civic involvement by identifying how a context-specific dimension of empathy and beliefs of autonomy and dependency might jointly predict different types of giving behaviors (i.e., monetary donations), which in turn should predict civic engagement. The sample consisted of 1,294 participants (656 females) between the ages of 18 to 64 (Mage = 38.44, SD = 14.71), randomly selected from seven different cities in Chile. Even after controlling for gender, age, and the socioeconomic status of participants, results mainly support the role of giving behaviors as drivers of actual engagement in civic life. Monetary donations, in turn, are predicted by higher levels of empathy toward poverty and autonomy-oriented beliefs. Implications of these findings are discussed in terms of agentic perspectives on civic participation.
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The Journal of Social PsychologyISSN
0022-4545Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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3Volume
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256-271Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2016-09-06First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-09-05Usage metrics
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