Positive fantasies dampen charitable giving when many resources are demanded

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 128-135

  Kappes, Heather Barry ^a   Sharma, Eesha ^b   Oettingen, Gabriele ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altruism; Charity; Fantasy; Imagination; Thinking about the future

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870992090     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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