Restoring Order Through Helping Others: Compensatory Control and Prosocial Intentions

Acting altruistically is one of humanity’s most praised, yet most puzzling behaviours. The aim of the present research is to examine the possibility that increased prosocial intentions can result from attempts to compensate for threats to perceptions of order. Previous research has found that people...

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Main Author: Nadolny, Daniel
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5696