Altruism and egoism prosocial motivations for helping depend on relationship context

Findings from the current study suggest that the link between helping and empathic concern?a hypothesized motivator of altruistic behavior?may be more pronounced in the context of kinship relationships than among strangers. Participants expressed their willingness to help a kin-member or stranger in...

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Main Authors: Maner, Jon K. (Author), Gaillaiot, Mathew T. (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: [New York] John Wiley & Sons, Ltd ©2006.
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