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People from lower social classes elicit greater prosociality: compassion and deservingness matter
If social class is linked to prosociality, as literature suggests, then an interaction partner’s class should
affect prosocial behavior, especially when costs or investments are low. We test this expectation using
social mindfulness (SoMi) and dictator games (DG) as complementary measures of prosociality. We
manipulate target class by providing information regarding a target’s (a) position on a social class
ladder, and (b) family background. Three studies using laboratory and online approaches (Noverall =
557) in two nations (the Netherlands [NL], the UK), featuring actual and hypothetical exchanges, reveal
that lower class targets are met with greater prosociality than higher class targets, even when based on
information about the targets’ parents (Study 3). The effect of target class was partially mediated by
compassion (Studies 2 and 3) and...Show morePeople are quick to form impressions of others’ social class, and likely adjust their behavior accordingly.
If social class is linked to prosociality, as literature suggests, then an interaction partner’s class should
affect prosocial behavior, especially when costs or investments are low. We test this expectation using
social mindfulness (SoMi) and dictator games (DG) as complementary measures of prosociality. We
manipulate target class by providing information regarding a target’s (a) position on a social class
ladder, and (b) family background. Three studies using laboratory and online approaches (Noverall =
557) in two nations (the Netherlands [NL], the UK), featuring actual and hypothetical exchanges, reveal
that lower class targets are met with greater prosociality than higher class targets, even when based on
information about the targets’ parents (Study 3). The effect of target class was partially mediated by
compassion (Studies 2 and 3) and perceived deservingness of the target (Study 3). Implications and
limitations are discussed.
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- Doesum, N.J. van; Lange, P. A.M. van; Tybur J.M.; Leal, A.; Dijk, E. van
- Date
- 2022-06-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1064 - 1083