Empathy and Social Issues Advocacy among Korean University Students: The Mediating Role of Cultural Diversity Competence

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the relationship between empathy, cultural diversity competence, and social advocacy among Korean university students.
• Survey conducted with 500 university students in South Korea on empathy, cultural diversity competence, and social advocacy.
• Correlation analysis performed to assess the relationship among key variables.
• Mediation effect analyzed using SPSS PROCESS model 4 based on Hayes' (2013) methodology.
• Significant positive correlation found among empathy, cultural diversity competence, and social advocacy.
• Cultural diversity competence fully mediates the effect of empathy on social advocacy, indicating that sensitivity to cultural diversity is essential for effective advocacy.