The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior.
Following previous research on various aspects of contests, we aim to explore how taking part in a contest affects subsequent behavior. We focus on whether the experience of having just competed in a contest, beyond its outcome, would have an impact on other-regarding decisions towards an individual...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
|
Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240712 |
id |
doaj-53048068d3014cfbbc6088045b8c4487 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-53048068d3014cfbbc6088045b8c44872021-03-04T11:52:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-011511e024071210.1371/journal.pone.0240712The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior.Adiel MoyalIlana RitovFollowing previous research on various aspects of contests, we aim to explore how taking part in a contest affects subsequent behavior. We focus on whether the experience of having just competed in a contest, beyond its outcome, would have an impact on other-regarding decisions towards an individual who was not part of the preliminary contest. In addition, in light of inconclusive results in the existing literature regarding the effect of contest outcome on subsequent prosociality, we reexamine this effect. In line with our hypothesis, participation in a contest was found to reduce prosociality. Additionally, we found that winning a contest reduced prosociality only when decisions were framed as "giving" decisions and not as "dividing" decisions. This finding suggests that the effect of contest outcome may depend on specific elements of the presented situations.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240712 |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Adiel Moyal Ilana Ritov |
spellingShingle |
Adiel Moyal Ilana Ritov The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior. PLoS ONE |
author_facet |
Adiel Moyal Ilana Ritov |
author_sort |
Adiel Moyal |
title |
The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior. |
title_short |
The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior. |
title_full |
The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior. |
title_fullStr |
The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior. |
title_full_unstemmed |
The effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior. |
title_sort |
effect of contest participation and contest outcome on subsequent prosocial behavior. |
publisher |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
series |
PLoS ONE |
issn |
1932-6203 |
publishDate |
2020-01-01 |
description |
Following previous research on various aspects of contests, we aim to explore how taking part in a contest affects subsequent behavior. We focus on whether the experience of having just competed in a contest, beyond its outcome, would have an impact on other-regarding decisions towards an individual who was not part of the preliminary contest. In addition, in light of inconclusive results in the existing literature regarding the effect of contest outcome on subsequent prosociality, we reexamine this effect. In line with our hypothesis, participation in a contest was found to reduce prosociality. Additionally, we found that winning a contest reduced prosociality only when decisions were framed as "giving" decisions and not as "dividing" decisions. This finding suggests that the effect of contest outcome may depend on specific elements of the presented situations. |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240712 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT adielmoyal theeffectofcontestparticipationandcontestoutcomeonsubsequentprosocialbehavior AT ilanaritov theeffectofcontestparticipationandcontestoutcomeonsubsequentprosocialbehavior AT adielmoyal effectofcontestparticipationandcontestoutcomeonsubsequentprosocialbehavior AT ilanaritov effectofcontestparticipationandcontestoutcomeonsubsequentprosocialbehavior |
_version_ |
1714803312852729856 |