Personal belief in a just world moderates the link between ınduced empathy and willingness to volunteerism among non-volunteers, but not volunteers

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dc.contributor.authorSoyören, Şevval Aymila
dc.contributor.authorAktaş, Büşra Eylem
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-11T13:09:09Z
dc.date.available2025-06-11T13:09:09Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü
dc.description.abstractPrevious research suggests that empathy is a strong contributor to altruistic behavior. However, there is a lack of research regarding the role of empathy in long-term, effortful altruistic acts such as volunteering. In this preregistered study, we aimed to understand the moderating role of belief in a just world in the association between induced empathy and intentions to volunteer among both volunteers (N = 99) and non-volunteers (N = 203). Participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (N = 149) or the neutral group (N = 153). In the experimental group, participants read a text about the suffering of an individual with a chronic illness. In the control group, participants read a text about a typical Tuesday for someone. Then, all participants were asked to complete surveys regarding empathy levels, prosocial intentions, belief in a just world, and demographics. Results showed that inducing empathy did not directly affect the levels of intention to volunteer in the future. However, empathy induction was effective for non-volunteers, particularly those with lower levels of personal (but not general) belief in a just world. These results suggest that increasing levels of empathy might be ineffective when personal belief in a just world poses a barrier to displaying volunteering acts. Notably, these findings were observed specifically for non-volunteers, not for volunteers. Thus, future research should explore potential differences due to previous volunteering experiences and the levels of belief in a just world in the motivating roles of empathic concerns for displaying long-term, effortful helping behaviors.
dc.description.sponsorshipTürkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu
dc.identifier.citationSoyören, Ş. A. ve Aktaş, B. E. (2024). Personal belief in a just world moderates the link between ınduced empathy and willingness to volunteerism among non-volunteers, but not volunteers. Voluntas, 35(6), 1205-1218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-024-00683-2
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11266-024-00683-2
dc.identifier.endpage1218
dc.identifier.issn0957-8765
dc.identifier.issn1573-7888
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85203688304
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1205
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-024-00683-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/12946
dc.identifier.volume35
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001310552800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorAktaş, Büşra Eylem
dc.institutionauthorid0000-0002-0125-7903
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofVoluntas
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.relation.tubitakinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/TUBITAK/SOBAG/1919B012215948
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subjectBelief In A Just World
dc.subjectEmpathy
dc.subjectProsocial Intentions
dc.subjectVolunteerism
dc.subjectVolunteers
dc.titlePersonal belief in a just world moderates the link between ınduced empathy and willingness to volunteerism among non-volunteers, but not volunteers
dc.typeArticle

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