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ArticleNature human behaviour2026

Honour, competition and cooperation across 13 societies.

Shuxian Jin, Angelo Romano, Vivian L Vignoles, Alexander Kirchner-Häusler, Rosa Rodríguez-Bailón, Susan E Cross, Meral Gezici Yalçın, Charles Harb, Shenel Husnu, Keiko Ishii and 12 more

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Shuxian JinSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. shuxian.jin@sussex.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-2209-4311
Angelo Romano *Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology Department, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7502-9268
Vivian L Vignoles *School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7628-6776
Alexander Kirchner-HäuslerSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Rosa Rodríguez-BailónMind, Brain, and Behaviour Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3489-0107
Susan E CrossDepartment of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9368-4397
Meral Gezici YalçınInstitute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8751-3428
Charles HarbPsychology Program, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Doha, Qatar.
Shenel HusnuDepartment of Psychology, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus.
Keiko IshiiDepartment of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0581-8138
Panagiota KaramaounaDepartment of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece.
Konstantinos KafetsiosSchool of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Evangelia KateriDepartment of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9366-9648
Juan Matamoros-LimaMind, Brain, and Behaviour Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Rania MiniesyDepartment of Economics, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
Jinkyung NaDepartment of Psychology, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7100-9606
Stefano PagliaroDepartment of Psychology, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Charis PsaltisDepartment of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Dina RabieFaculty of Social Sciences, Northeastern University London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4401-4028
Manuel TeresiDepartment of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy.
Yukiko UchidaInstitute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Ayse K UskulSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. A.K.Uskul@sussex.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-8013-9931

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) Consolidator Grant (HONORLOGIC, 817577)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effectively addressing societal challenges often requires unrelated individuals to reduce conflict and successfully coordinate actions. The cultural logic of 'honour' is frequently studied in relation to conflict, but its role in competition and cooperation remains underexplored. The current study investigates how perceived normative and personally endorsed honour values predict competition and cooperation behaviours. In an online experiment testing preregistered hypotheses, 3,371 participants from 13 societies made incentivized competition decisions in a contest game and cooperation decisions for coordination in a step-level public goods game. Perceived normative honour values were associated with greater competition and greater cooperation at both societal and individual levels. Personally endorsing values tied to defence of family reputation was associated with greater coordinative efforts, whereas endorsing self-promotion and retaliation was associated with weaker engagement in coordination. These findings highlight the role of honour as a cultural logic (in its different forms) in shaping competition and cooperation across societies.

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Competitive BehaviorCooperative BehaviorSocial ValuesAdolescentAdultFemaleGames, ExperimentalHumansMaleSocietiesYoung Adult

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PMID41006901
PMCPMC12932108

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