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  • Established negative correlation between loneliness and prosocial behavior.
  • Emerging theories suggest situational positive roles for loneliness in social functioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between loneliness and prosocial behavior in Chinese adults.
  • To explore situational factors influencing this relationship using both subjective and experimental methods.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: Survey of 305 Chinese adults using the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults and Prosocial Tendencies Measure.
  • Study 2: Experimental design with 177 Chinese adults to assess prosocial behavior under varying conditions.

Main Results:

  • Loneliness negatively correlated with most prosocial tendencies, except public prosociality.
  • Lonely women in public settings demonstrated a higher willingness to help.

Conclusions:

  • Loneliness has a complex relationship with prosocial behavior, not uniformly negative.
  • Situational contexts, particularly public ones, can elicit prosocial responses from lonely individuals, especially women.