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Abstract
Purpose
The current study examined the effect of group identity on social mindfulness, how awe mediates this effect, and lastly how empathy may moderate the various indirect pathway.
Methods
A total of 2041 Chinese college students were recruited from different universities or colleges to complete the questionnaire including group identity scale, awe scale, empathy scale and social mindfulness scale. This study was conducted using random and convenient sampling, as well as SPSS and its plugin PROCESS as a statistical tool.
Results
The present study showed that group identity was positively associated with awe and social mindfulness. Awe was positively associated with social mindfulness. Empathy further moderated the relationship between group identity and awe, awe and social mindfulness, as well as group identity and social mindfulness.
Conclusion
The findings of this study shed light on a correlation between group identity and social mindfulness. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the practical importance of intervening in the empathy level of students who have poor empathy in order to increase their social mindfulness.
Data Sharing Statement
All raw data supporting the results will be freely accessible and can be requested from the corresponding author.
Ethics Statement
The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the institutional review board of Jiangxi Normal University on October 9, 2020, in line with the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol number is IRB-JXNU-PSY-2020029. All participants gave written informed permission for this research.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the reviewers for their helpful comments and feedback on this article.
Disclosure
The authors report no conflicts of interest for this work.