ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023
"Fill the World with Love": Songs with Prosocial Lyrics Enhance Online Charitable Donations among Chinese Adults.
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- The Impact of Red Songs and Music Training Experience on Implicit Prosocial Attitudes: Evidence from the SC-IAT Paradigm and Event-Related Potentials.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Auditory rhetoric in music: a perceptual framework for music-induced prosocial behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Relational-responsive music sharing and third-party charitable allocation: a 7-day randomized field experiment on social media.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- How experiencing eudaimonic emotions through music shapes prosocial and altruistic behavior: introducing a Unified Model of Music-Listening-Induced Eudaimonia (UMMIE).Frontiers in cognition · 2025Article
- The impact of songs with prosocial lyrics on implicit cognition and prosocial behavior: a prospective event-related brain potential study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Red musical identity and subjective wellbeing: a longitudinal study of the chain mediating roles of awe and prosocial behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Research has shown that songs with prosocial lyrics can enhance individual prosociality. Building on the general learning model (GLM), this study demonstrated, through real-world charitable organizations, how songs with prosocial lyrics influence helping behavior that uses time as a currency. In Study 1, participants were randomly assigned to conditions of prosocial songs, prosocial lyrics, or neutral songs, and they were instructed to complete an online charity task. The results indicated that compared to the neutral songs, participants listening to prosocial songs and lyrics spent more time donating rice to the United Nations World Food Programme. This effect was replicated in Study 2, employing different media exposure from Study 1 (i.e., listening to background music). Furthermore, investigations into the underlying mechanisms revealed that this effect was mediated by interpersonal empathy. In summary, current findings suggest that songs with prosocial lyrics increase interpersonal empathy, subsequently influencing people's online charitable donation behaviors in daily life.
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