Cheapened altruism: Discounting personally affected prosocial actors |
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Authors: | Fern Lin-Healy Deborah A. Small |
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Affiliation: | 1. Auburn University, 201 Lowder Business Building, 415 W. Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, AL 36849, United States;2. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 700 Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States |
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Abstract: | Are charitable donors always perceived as charitable? Three studies suggest that although having a personal connection to a cause motivates much charitable giving, donors who have been personally affected by the target cause are given less “credit” for their donations, i.e., are perceived as less intrinsically charitable. These donors are perceived as having selfish motivations even when they have nothing economic or social to gain from the donation. More specifically, personally-affected donors are perceived as driven by emotional selfishness, or a desire to improve their own hedonic state rather a desire to improve the welfare of others, which lessens the charitable credit that they receive. In addition, although donors who have been personally affected by the target cause are seen as less charitable, they are perceived more favorably in other ways (e.g., more loyal). |
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Keywords: | Charitable giving Prosocial behavior Donations Charity Trait perceptions Selfishness Motive inference Evaluations Attributions |
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