How perception of university financial aid influences the social-giving-back behavior of students receiving aid.

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Title:	How perception of university financial aid influences the social-giving-back behavior of students receiving aid.
Authors:	Li, Pingping, Zhu, Huaixin, Liu, Yanbin, Yuan, Yanpeng
Source:	Social Behavior & Personality: an international journal. Mar2024, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p1-12. 12p.
Subjects:	Financial aid, Student financial aid, Social constructionism, Field research
Abstract:	We used social construction theory to investigate the mechanisms and boundary conditions that underlie the relationship between perception of financial aid and social-giving-back behavior in the context of students in need who receive financial aid at China's universities. The results of a time-lagged field survey with 436 students indicated that their perception of financial aid was positively related to their social-giving-back behavior, and that self-concept mediated this relationship. Furthermore, when the students perceived that financial support was intended for their benefit, this strengthened the relationship between their perception of financial aid and self-concept, which, in turn, reinforced the indirect effect of perception of financial aid on students' giving-back behavior through their self-concept. Implications for research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	We used social construction theory to investigate the mechanisms and boundary conditions that underlie the relationship between perception of financial aid and social-giving-back behavior in the context of students in need who receive financial aid at China's universities. The results of a time-lagged field survey with 436 students indicated that their perception of financial aid was positively related to their social-giving-back behavior, and that self-concept mediated this relationship. Furthermore, when the students perceived that financial support was intended for their benefit, this strengthened the relationship between their perception of financial aid and self-concept, which, in turn, reinforced the indirect effect of perception of financial aid on students' giving-back behavior through their self-concept. Implications for research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	03012212
DOI:	10.2224/sbp.12789