ArticleBritish journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)2021
An unintended consequence of social distance regulations: COVID-19 social distancing promotes the desire for money.
Article in British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Does the Power of Social Example Fade? Nudge Effect of Social Information on Individual's Donation Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model with Three-Wave Cross-Sectional Data.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Exploring the relationship between exposure to COVID-19 and donations during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating roles of emotions and risk perception.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Reminders of COVID-19 social distancing can intensify physical pain.The British journal of social psychology · 2022Article
- A Review on Measures to Rejuvenate Immune System: Natural Mode of Protection Against Coronavirus Infection.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Determinants of Social Distancing Among South Africans From 12 Days Into the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Social distance regulations have been widely adopted during the global COVID-19 pandemic. From an evolutionary perspective, social connection and money are interchangeable subsistence resources for human survival. The substitutability principle of human motivation posits that scarcity in one domain (e.g., social connection) could motivate people to acquire or maintain resources in another domain (e.g., money). Two experiments were conducted to test the possibility that COVID-19 social distancing enhances the desire for money. Results showed that compared with controls, participants receiving social distancing primes (via recollection of experiences of social distancing or a Chinese glossary-search task) offered less money in the dictator game, showed lower willingness towards charitable donation (Experiment 1; N = 102), donated less money to a student fund, and rated money as having more importance (Experiment 2; N = 140). Our findings have far-reaching implications for financial decisions, charitable donations, and prosociality during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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