If giving money to the Red Cross increases well-being, does taking money from the Red Cross increase ill-being? – Evidence from three experiments
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2021-08
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en
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10
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JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY, Volume 93
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Does having a negative impact on others decrease one's well-being? In three separate pre-registered studies (n = 111, n = 445, & n = 447), participants engaged in a button-pushing activity for 4 min in three conditions: earning money for themselves (~60c), also earning money for the Red Cross (~15c), or also reducing the money distributed to the Red Cross (~15c). The results of the individual studies and a meta-analysis across them showed that positive impact increased well-being, but even though participants were aware of the negative impact they were having, there was no increased ill-being in the negative impact condition. In Study 3 we examined whether participants in the negative impact condition are mentally compensating by emphasizing the positive impact they are having towards science.Description
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Antisocial behavior, Ill-being, Prosocial behavior, Prosocial impact, Well-being
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Martela, F & Ryan, R M 2021, ' If giving money to the Red Cross increases well-being, does taking money from the Red Cross increase ill-being? – Evidence from three experiments ', JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY, vol. 93, 104114 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104114
