Paul Nyende
Biographic Data
| ID | 4231087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Nyende |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyende |
| SIGNATURE | NYENDE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prosocial spending and well-being
This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In Study 1, survey data from 136 countries were examined and showed that prosocial spending is associated with greater happiness around the world, in poor and rich countries alike. To test for causality, in Studies 2a and 2b, we used exper…
Understanding and predicting students' dishonesty
In this paper we present findings from a study that was designed, based on a cheating experiment conducted to a sample of 390 university students in an examination situation. We discuss the development of a local (Ugandan) measure of attitudes towards honesty, which can be used for assessing aspects of dishonest and unreliable behaviour among individuals. We hypothesised that individuals with favourable attitudes toward theft and other forms of d…
Prosocial spending and well-being
This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In Study 1, survey data from 136 countries were examined and showed that prosocial spending is associated with greater happiness around the world, in poor and rich countries alike. To test for causality, in Studies 2a and 2b, we used exper…
Understanding and predicting students' dishonesty
In this paper we present findings from a study that was designed, based on a cheating experiment conducted to a sample of 390 university students in an examination situation. We discuss the development of a local (Ugandan) measure of attitudes towards honesty, which can be used for assessing aspects of dishonest and unreliable behaviour among individuals. We hypothesised that individuals with favourable attitudes toward theft and other forms of d…
Prosocial spending and well-being
This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In Study 1, survey data from 136 countries were examined and showed that prosocial spending is associated with greater happiness around the world, in poor and rich countries alike. To test for causality, in Studies 2a and 2b, we used exper…
Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Academic Dishonesty (1 work) · Academic integrity and plagiarism (1 work) · Altruism (biology) (1 work) · Causality (physics) (1 work) · Cheating (1 work) · Cultural Differences and Values (1 work) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 work) · Dishonesty (1 work)