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| Title |
Does Loneliness Necessarily Lead to a Decrease in Prosocial Behavior? The Roles of Gender and Situation
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01388 |
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| Authors |
Heqing Huang, Yanchun Liu, Xiaocen Liu |
| Abstract |
Although, previous studies show overwhelming evidence that loneliness is negatively correlated with prosocial behavior, some theories and research have implied that under certain situations, loneliness plays a positive role in an individual's social functioning. The two studies reported in this article examined loneliness and its associations with prosocial behavior in Chinese adults using subjective reporting and experimental design. Study 1 examined 305 Chinese adults (175 males) using the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults and the Prosocial Tendencies Measure to evaluate their loneliness and prosocial tendencies. The results showed that loneliness was negatively associated with all prosocial tendencies except the public prosocial tendency. Study 2 examined 177 Chinese adults (61 males) using an experimental design and found that only lonely women in public situations expressed a greater willingness to help. The results also suggest that loneliness may play a positive role in the social functioning of individuals under certain conditions. The function of loneliness and the implications of the association between loneliness and prosocial behavior are discussed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 71% |
| Japan | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 45 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 17% |
| Unknown | 15 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 17 | 37% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 11% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 9% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 17 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 October 2016.
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#12,771,316
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#11,479
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#145,105
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#233
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