Belief in social mobility promotes prosocial risk-taking behavior by reducing the sense of relative deprivation.

Prosocial risk-taking behavior refers to behavior in which individuals voluntarily take on the risk of loss in order to benefit others or society. Integrating social comparison theory, conservation of resources theory, and social identity theory, this research systematically examines the influence of belief in social mobility on prosocial risk-taking behavior and its psychological mechanisms through four sub-studies. Study 1, based on nationally representative survey data, shows that belief in social mobility significantly and positively predicts prosocial risk-taking behavior. Study 2 verifies the causal promoting effect of belief in social mobility on prosocial risk-taking behavior through experimental manipulation. Study 3 preliminarily reveals the mediating role of relative deprivation through a questionnaire survey. Study 4 fully verifies through an experimental paradigm that social mob...