Both selfishness and selflessness start with the self: How wealth shapes responses to charitable appeals

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2017, Pages 242-250

  Whillans, Ashley V ^a   Caruso, Eugene M ^b   Dunn, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Charity; Prosocial behavior; Self concepts; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CATALYSIS; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HUMAN; MONEY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 85007449425     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2016.11.009     Document Type: Article

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