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Social Discounting in the Elderly

Senior Citizens are Good Samaritans to Strangers

Bibliographic Data

ID12440503
AuthorsNarun Pornpattananangkul (0000-0003-1459-5255, National University of Singapore), Avijit Chowdhury (0000-0001-5424-6661, National University of Singapore), Lei Feng (0000-0002-4638-4164, National University of Singapore), Rongjun Yu (0000-0003-0123-1524, National University of Singapore, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume74
Issue1
Pages52-58
Publication date2017-03-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbx040
PMID28383666
OpenAlexW2604321616
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited38

Thus, consistent with the idea that the elderly are more oriented to ego-transcending goals, older adults are generous even when their generosity is unlikely to be reciprocated

Developmental psychology · Discounting · Economics · Generosity · Normative · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Aging and Gerontology Research · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works14
Citations per year1,75
Citation span2018 - 2025 (8)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14

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