ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Meaning in Life - the Mechanism between Future Orientation and Prosocial Tendency during COVID-19 Pandemic

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Social Psychology

  • Wai Kin Lui
    Hong Kong Shue Yan University
  • Chi-Keung Chan
    Hong Kong Shue Yan University
  • Yat-fan Siu
    Hong Kong Shue Yan University
  • Chi-Fai Raymond Chui
    Hong Kong Shue Yan University
  • Ka-Wing Lau
    Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Abstract

The research investigates the mediation effects of presence of meaning and search for meaning in life on the relationship between future orientation and prosocial tendency. Results showed that the presence of meaning, but not search for meaning, significantly mediated the relationship between future orientation and prosocial tendency during COVID-19 pandemic.

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