ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Personality and Social Psychology
Public Service Motivation and Perceived Community Resilience: Sense of Community and Sense of Community Responsibility as Mediators
Provisionally accepted
- 1Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
- 2Beijing Union University, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Objective: Perceived community resilience (PCR) serves as the foundation for sustainable development, yet the psychological impetus driving the enhancement of PCR remains to be elucidated. This study delved into the psychological motivation underpinning PCR by examining the interrelationships between PCR and public service motivation (PSM), sense of community (SOC), and sense of community responsibility (SOC-R). Methods: A total of 550 participants from three cities in China were tested using the Public Service Motivation Intercultural Scale, the Sense of Community Responsibility Scale, the Sense of Community Scale, and the 10-Item 2 Conjoint Community Resiliency Assessment Measure. Results: (1) There was a significant positive correlation between PSM, SOC-R, SOC, and PCR scores; (2) PSM had a significant and direct effect on PCR; (3) PSM had a significant indirect effect on PCR through the chain mediators of SOC-R and SOC. Conclusion: These findings clarify the psychological motivations underlying PCR and could inform strategies for improving community sustainability.
Keywords: public, Service, Motivation, sense, of, Community, responsibility, Perceived community resilience
Received: 19 Apr 2025; Accepted: 28 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Niu, Dong and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Hongjie Dong, donghongjie@imnu.edu.cn
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