Multiple Pathways from Trait Mindfulness to Prosocial Behavior in Early Adolescence during the COVID-19 pandemic: Empathy as Facilitator and Forgiveness as Context-Dependent Inhibitor

A total of 955 seventh-grade students were initially recruited via census sampling, encompassing the entire population of eligible seventh-grade students from a middle school in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Data collection occurred in November 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online survey was administered via Wenjuanxing, a popular survey platform in China. Of the initial pool, 43 participants were unable to participate in the study due to absence during the data collection window (e.g., illness, leave). All submitted questionnaires were rigorously screened for data quality. Responses were examined for patterned responding (e.g., straight-lining), inconsistent answers, and unrealistically short completion times. Following this screening process, all 912 questionnaires were retained for analysis as no cases were found that met our criteria for exclusion. The final analytical sample consisted of 912 participants, yielding a valid response rate of 95.50%. The sample included 484 boys and 428 girls, with a mean age of 12.57 years (SD = 0.60).

本研究采用普查抽样法，最初招募了955名七年级学生，覆盖江苏省苏州市某中学全部符合招录条件的七年级学生群体。数据采集工作于2022年11月开展，时值新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情期间。本次线上调查依托国内主流调研平台问卷星（Wenjuanxing）实施。初始招募的955名学生中，有43名因在数据采集时段缺勤（如患病、请假）无法参与本研究。所有回收的问卷均经过严格的数据质量筛查：对直线型作答（straight-lining）、答案矛盾以及完成时长过短等问题进行了核查。经上述筛查流程后，未发现符合排除标准的案例，最终保留全部912份问卷用于分析，有效应答率达95.50%。最终分析样本共计912名参与者，其中男生484名，女生428名，平均年龄为12.57岁（标准差=0.60）。