The Relationship Between Discrimination Perception and Altruistic Behavior of College Students with Financial Difficulties: The Mediating Role of Forgiveness
Objective: To explore the relationship between discrimination perception and altruistic behavior
of college students with financial difficulties and the mediating effect of forgiveness. Methods: There were
1237 college students with financial difficulties being tested by discrimination perception questionnaire,
forgiveness trait scale and altruistic behavior scale to explore the mechanism of discrimination perception
on altruistic behavior. Results: (1) There was a significant negative relationship between discrimination
perception and altruistic behavior among college students with financial difficulties; (2) Forgiveness plays
a mediating role between discrimination perception and altruistic behavior. Discrimination perception
can reduce altruistic behavior by reducing forgiveness.