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Dec 1, 2017 · This study simultaneously revealed an independent effect of objective social class: Lower-income individuals were more charitable than higher-income individuals. These results indicate that both objective and subjective (even temporary) perceptions of social class rank can alter prosociality.
- Paul K Piff, Angela R Robinson
- 2017
Jul 20, 2015 · One of these themes is certainly the effect of social class on prosociality. Recent social psychological research has presented evidence of a negative effect of social class on several prosocial behaviors [1 – 3]. In these studies, higher class individuals were found to be less charitable, less trusting, less generous, and less helpful than ...
- Martin Korndörfer, Boris Egloff, Stefan C. Schmukle
- 2015
Previous studies of this relationship have produced mixed results: Social psychologists have found that higher social class corresponds to lower prosociality (e.g., Piff et al., 2010), but other researchers have sometimes found the opposite or no effect (Korndörfer, Egloff, & Schmukle, 2015; Van Doesum, Tybur, & Van Lange, 2017), leading to descriptions of the association as “fragile ...
Social class predicts numerous important life outcomes and social orientations. To date, literature has mainly examined how an individual's own class shapes interactions with others. But how prosocially do people treat others they perceive as coming from lower, middle, or higher social classes? Here, in addition to testing effects of self social class on prosocial behavior, we also investigate ...
Here we review evidence underlying this claim. We examine how social class shapes a central dimension of moral life—prosociality, which refers to a broad suite of other-regarding social-cognitive and behavioral tenden-cies. These include attentiveness to others, prosocial emotion (e.g., compassion), and personally costly actions.
Jun 1, 2017 · This study aimed to investigate the effect of social class priming on prosociality among college students. ... even a temporary perception of social rank can alter one's prosociality (Piff et al ...
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Dec 1, 2015 · Across eight studies with large and representative international samples, we predominantly found positive effects of social class on prosociality: Higher class individuals were more likely to make a charitable donation and contribute a higher percentage of their family income to charity (32,090 ≥ N ≥ 3,957; Studies 1–3), were more likely to volunteer (37,136 ≥ N ≥ 3,964; Studies 4 ...
