From self‐disclosure to prosocial behaviour: Feedback as a moderator |
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| Authors: | Xuan Song Xin Zhang Robert Melloy Fei Wang Hongliu Zhan Lei Wang |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Mental Health Education, China Institute of Industrial Relations, Beijing, China;2. Department of Psychology, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;3. Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;4. Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Abstract: | Prosocial behaviours and their correlates have been extensively studied; however, few studies have examined the linkage between self‐disclosure and prosocial behaviours. Three studies were conducted aimed at examining the relationship between self‐disclosure and prosocial tendencies, as well as the moderating role of feedback from the help provider's perspective. We hypothesized that participants' self‐disclosure was positively associated with his/her prosocial tendencies and that this association would be moderated by feedback received. The results generally support our hypotheses, and reveal that participants with higher levels of self‐disclosure tend to exhibit more prosocial tendencies (Studies 1 and 2), but this association was only true for those participants that received self‐disclosure feedback (Study 3). The present study suggests that, other than self‐disclosure, reciprocal feedback also plays an important role in promoting prosocial behaviours. |
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| Keywords: | feedback prosocial behaviour reciprocity self‐disclosure |
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