@Article{ijmhp.2023.027442,
AUTHOR = {Shuanghu Fang, Mingjie Huang},
TITLE = {Relationship between Moral Elevation and Prosocial Behavior among College Students: The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support and Moderating Role of Moral Identity},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {25},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {343--356},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v25n3/51735},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {Objectives: The present study examined the relationship between college student’s moral elevation and prosocial
behavior. As well as the mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating role of moral identity.
Methods: A sample of 489 college students was recruited for the study. They were asked to complete a series
of questionnaires, including Moral Elevation Scale (MES), Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), Moral Identity
Scale (MIS) and Prosocial Tendency Measure (PTM). As part of the data analysis, we used correlation analysis
and the method of constructing latent variable structural equation model to explore the mechanism of action
among variables. Results: After controlling for gender, discipline, the research found that: (1) Moral elevation
positively predicted the prosocial behavior among the college students; (2) Perceived social support mediated
the relationship between moral elevation and prosocial behavior; (3) Moral identity moderated the second half
of the model (i.e., the link between perceived social support and prosocial behavior). Specifically, the mediating
effect of perceived social support was stronger for college students with high-level moral identity compared to
those with low-level moral identity. Conclusions: Moral identity significantly moderates the mediating effect
of perceived social support, and the mediating model with moderated is established.},
DOI = {10.32604/ijmhp.2023.027442}
}