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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 102275 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Volume | 112 |
| Early online date | 25 Jul 2024 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2024 |
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important solidarity and prosocial behavior are in society. However, it is not well understood how solidarity behavior can be encouraged in such extreme cases. This study investigates the effect of activating crisis concerns and contribution information on solidarity perception and behavior using an experimental survey of 1,259 respondents in 2022 from Vietnam. Our findings reveal that (i) there exists a perception-actual behavior gap as the available information is not able to promote solidarity behavior, (ii) activating concerns about the impact of a crisis, i.e., COVID-19, does not trigger prosocial perception and behavior, (iii) contribution information improves solidarity perception, and (iv) females tend to donate more than their male counterparts. When aiming to promote solidarity behavior, it is important to be aware of the prosocial perception-behavior gap, and consider different strategies for males and females, including paying more attention to evoking moral emotions in women.
Keywords
- COVID-19, crisis, Gender, Solidarity behavior, Solidarity perception
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Applied Psychology
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Social Sciences(all)
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In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 112, 102275, 10.2024.
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T2 - How contribution information triggers solidarity behavior during a crisis
AU - Ho, Thong Q.
AU - Nguyen, Linh T.P.
AU - Grote, Ulrike
AU - Rahut, Dil B.
AU - Sonobe, Tetsushi
AU - Nguyen, Thanh T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/10
Y1 - 2024/10
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important solidarity and prosocial behavior are in society. However, it is not well understood how solidarity behavior can be encouraged in such extreme cases. This study investigates the effect of activating crisis concerns and contribution information on solidarity perception and behavior using an experimental survey of 1,259 respondents in 2022 from Vietnam. Our findings reveal that (i) there exists a perception-actual behavior gap as the available information is not able to promote solidarity behavior, (ii) activating concerns about the impact of a crisis, i.e., COVID-19, does not trigger prosocial perception and behavior, (iii) contribution information improves solidarity perception, and (iv) females tend to donate more than their male counterparts. When aiming to promote solidarity behavior, it is important to be aware of the prosocial perception-behavior gap, and consider different strategies for males and females, including paying more attention to evoking moral emotions in women.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important solidarity and prosocial behavior are in society. However, it is not well understood how solidarity behavior can be encouraged in such extreme cases. This study investigates the effect of activating crisis concerns and contribution information on solidarity perception and behavior using an experimental survey of 1,259 respondents in 2022 from Vietnam. Our findings reveal that (i) there exists a perception-actual behavior gap as the available information is not able to promote solidarity behavior, (ii) activating concerns about the impact of a crisis, i.e., COVID-19, does not trigger prosocial perception and behavior, (iii) contribution information improves solidarity perception, and (iv) females tend to donate more than their male counterparts. When aiming to promote solidarity behavior, it is important to be aware of the prosocial perception-behavior gap, and consider different strategies for males and females, including paying more attention to evoking moral emotions in women.
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