Under What Conditions Does Prosocial Spending Promote Happiness?

Under what conditions does prosocial spending promote happiness? In a series of appropriately powered and pre-registered experiments, the present research revisited the role of impact, social connection, and perceived choice in maximizing the emotional benefits of spending money on others. In two ex...

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Main Authors: Iris Lok, Elizabeth W. Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Press 2020-01-01
Series:Collabra: Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.collabra.org/articles/254