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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Involution, characterized by endless competition for resources, is increasingly linked to psychological distress.
  • Previous research on involution primarily focused on individual stress and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the negative impact of perceived involution on prosocial behavior.
  • To investigate the mediating role of relative deprivation in this relationship.
  • To explore self-compassion as a moderator of the involution-prosocial behavior link.

Main Methods:

  • Two experimental studies were conducted in academic and workplace settings.
  • Participants were exposed to manipulated involution scenarios.
  • Prosocial behavioral intentions, relative deprivation, and self-compassion were measured.

Main Results:

  • Perceived involution significantly predicted lower prosocial behavioral intentions.
  • Relative deprivation partially mediated the negative association between involution and prosocial behavior.
  • Self-compassion moderated the effect, buffering the negative impact of involution on prosocial behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Perceived involution undermines prosocial behavior, partly through increased feelings of relative deprivation.
  • Self-compassion can mitigate the detrimental effects of involution on prosociality.
  • Findings extend involution research to interpersonal domains and offer practical implications for managing involutionary environments.