Arbitrary social comparison, malicious envy, and generosity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12166359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adiel Moyal (0000-0001-6620-3175, Department of Cognitive Sciences Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel, corresponding author), Marina Motsenok (0000-0002-1532-9461, Faculty of Law Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel), Ilana Ritov (0000-0002-4475-4248, School of Education & The Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 444-462 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-3257 • E-ISSN: 1099-0771 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/bdm.2172 |
| OpenAlex | W3000135146 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 47 |
Existing work on the effects of social comparison on envy and generosity typically involves manipulation of social comparison with respect to dimensions that carry personal meaning and reflect upon the self, for example, performance, ability, or achievement. In the current work, we examine the effects of social comparison based on a purely arbitrary, manipulated situation. We measure malicious envy via monetary decisions that have real consequences for the target of comparison, in place of a self‐reported questionnaire. In addition, we test the effects of the preliminary social comparison on generosity in a subsequent and ostensibly unrelated situation. In Experiment 1 we demonstrate the effect of randomly manipulated upward social comparison on a monetary allocation decision, and we establish the link between this allocation decision and malicious envy. In Experiment 2 we show that upward comparison affects not only malicious envy towards the target of the comparison but also decreases generosity towards a third party in a subsequent, ostensibly unrelated situation. Experiment 3 shows the effect of this type of social comparison, beyond a specific direction, on reducing generosity towards a third party
Dictator game · Economics · Generosity · Meaning (existential · Microeconomics · Political science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |