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<p>Awe is often experienced as a spiritual emotion. We aim to clarify how and when awe contributes to benevolence, a prosocial orientation. Across five studies (<i>N</i> = 1,024), we investigated how awe enhances connecting to others, in part, via nature connectedness. Results revealed a positive indirect effect of awe on benevolence (Study 1) through nature connectedness (Study 2–4), which overweighted beyond joy (Study 3 and 4), self-smallness and authentic-self pursuit (Study 4). Notably, when awe is threat-based, the main effect on benevolence is nonsignificant, due to awe contributing to benevolence, but co-occurring fear hindering it (Study 5). Overall, our studies underscore the mediating role of nature connectedness in explaining how awe facilitates benevolence, offering new insight into awe’s prosocial effects, and furnishing empirical support for enhancing prosocial behavior through the interplay between the natural environment and social realm.</p>

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Achieving nature-human harmony: awe brings benevolence through nature connectedness

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    2025年4月21日

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  • Silin Lin,
  • Xiaolan Chen,
  • Liying Bai

摘要

Awe is often experienced as a spiritual emotion. We aim to clarify how and when awe contributes to benevolence, a prosocial orientation. Across five studies (N = 1,024), we investigated how awe enhances connecting to others, in part, via nature connectedness. Results revealed a positive indirect effect of awe on benevolence (Study 1) through nature connectedness (Study 2–4), which overweighted beyond joy (Study 3 and 4), self-smallness and authentic-self pursuit (Study 4). Notably, when awe is threat-based, the main effect on benevolence is nonsignificant, due to awe contributing to benevolence, but co-occurring fear hindering it (Study 5). Overall, our studies underscore the mediating role of nature connectedness in explaining how awe facilitates benevolence, offering new insight into awe’s prosocial effects, and furnishing empirical support for enhancing prosocial behavior through the interplay between the natural environment and social realm.