Concern for Group Reputation Increases Prosociality in Young Children
Abstract
The motivation to build and maintain a positive personal reputation promotes prosocial behavior. But individuals also identify with their groups, and so it is possible that the desire to maintain or enhance group reputation may have similar effects. Here, we show that 5-year-old children actively invest in the reputation of their group by acting more generously when their group’s reputation is at stake. Children shared significantly more...
Paper Details
Title
Concern for Group Reputation Increases Prosociality in Young Children
Published Date
Nov 2, 2017
Journal
Volume
29
Issue
2
Pages
181 - 190
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