Prosocial knowledge mediates effects of agreeableness and emotional intelligence on prosocial behavior

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dc.citation.firstpage41
dc.citation.journalTitlePersonality and Individual Differences
dc.citation.lastpage49
dc.citation.volumeNumber90
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Raugh, Michelle P.
dc.contributor.authorKell, Harrison J.
dc.contributor.authorMotowidlo, Stephan J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T20:01:03Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T20:01:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractWe present two studies that replicate and extend predictions made by implicit trait policy theory about the association between basic traits, knowledge, and behavior. Study 1 examined relations between personality traits, prosocial knowledge, and performance in a role-play casting participants (N = 102) as a physician dealing with challenging interpersonal situations. Study 2 (N = 197) replicated and extended these findings to include emotional intelligence (EI). In both studies, participants with higher prosocial knowledge scores behaved more prosocially. Mediation analyses suggest the relationship between individual differences, such as agreeableness and EI, and prosocial behavior is mediated by prosocial knowledge. Findings suggest basic traits influence prosocial behavior indirectly, through the acquisition of knowledge about how to behave in interpersonally challenging situations.
dc.identifier.citationMartin-Raugh, Michelle P., Kell, Harrison J. and Motowidlo, Stephan J.. "Prosocial knowledge mediates effects of agreeableness and emotional intelligence on prosocial behavior." <i>Personality and Individual Differences,</i> 90, (2016) Elsevier: 41-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.10.024.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.10.024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/87812
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier.
dc.subject.keywordprosocial behavior
dc.subject.keywordpersonality
dc.subject.keywordemotional intelligence
dc.subject.keywordsituational judgment tests
dc.titleProsocial knowledge mediates effects of agreeableness and emotional intelligence on prosocial behavior
dc.typeJournal article
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