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Awareness of Meaning: The Mechanism Between Future Orientation and Prosocial Tendency

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Wai-Kin Lui1, *, Chi-Keung Chan2, *, Raymond Chi-Fai Chui3, Nicolson Yat-Fan Siu4, Ka-Wing Lau1, Chui-Shan Yung2
1Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, North Point, Hong Kong SAR, China
2School of Arts and Humanities, Tung Wah College, Homantin, Hong Kong SAR, China
3Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, North Point, Hong Kong SAR, China
4Division of Social Science, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China
*Corresponding author. Email: gardiamanson@gmail.com
*Corresponding author. Email: alexckchan@twc.edu.hk
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Wai-Kin Lui, Chi-Keung Chan
Available Online 27 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-096-1_13How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Prosocial Tendency; Future Orientation; Meaning in Life; Presence of Meaning; Search for Meaning
Abstract

The positive relationship between future orientation and prosocial tendency has been consistently reported. However, the possible mechanism has not yet examined. Previous research revealed that the positive effect of future orientation on meaning in life, and the positive effect of meaning in life on prosocial tendency. Therefore, it is hypothesized that meaning in life and its two components (presence of meaning and search for meaning) are potential mediators between the relationship between future orientation and prosocial tendency. This study recruited 432 Hong Kong youths aged 15–35 (males: 30.5%; females: 69.5%) to participate in an online cross-sectional survey in the first half of 2020. The survey questionnaire included three scales: including 1) The Scale for Measuring Adult’s Prosocialness, 2) Consideration of Future Consequence Scale, and 3) Meaning in Life Questionnaire. The major results showed 1) a significant partial mediation effect of meaning in life on the relationship between future orientation and prosocial tendency, and 2) significant partial mediation effects of presence of meaning and search for meaning on the relationship between future orientation and prosocial tendency respectively. These findings suggested that developing meaning-centered interventions that can increasing youth’s awareness of their meaning in life (past and present) and finding their meaning in life (future) can strengthen the positive effect of future orientation on their prosocial tendency.

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Proceedings of the Meaning in Life International Conference 2022 - Cultivating, Promoting, and Enhancing Meaning in Life Across Cultures and Life Span (MIL 2022)
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Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
27 December 2022
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978-94-6463-096-1
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2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-096-1_13How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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