每周论坛之四（总第185期）：史冰（中山大学），2018年10月15日下午

每周论坛之四（总第185期）

报告人：史冰 副教授、胡庭筠（研究生）、谢思祎（研究生）

报告人单位：中山大学心理学系

题目： Does financial deprivation increase generosity in groups?

时间：2018年10月15日 （周一，14:20-15:20）

地点：中山大学东校园心理学系（南学院楼C座）305

报告简介：

An old saying goes that “puffing oneself up at one’s own cost”. There are some people who are financially deprived but still ‘cant wait’ to spend the rest of their money. Borrowing the fluid compensation theory from compensatory consumption field, we explored the compensatory mechanism underlying this phenomenon. Two experiments were conducted to test whether financially deprived individuals will be more likely to show generosity in public. Participants were asked to recall a scene when they compared themselves to their peers and felt financially worse off (deprived condition) or better off (privileged condition), at first. Then participants’ generosity in groups was measured by willingness to help classmates in class (study 1) and public goods game (study 2). The results showed that 1) people who experienced financial deprivation were more generous in groups; 2) degree of generosity increased depended on one’s money attitude. In details, for those who regarded money as the most important symbol of success or power, when they experienced financial deprivation, they showed significantly higher generosity in groups. These studies were consistent with the hypothesis. More studies regarding the elaborated mechanisms are needed in the future. 

报告人简介：

史冰，女，中山大学心理学系副教授，硕士生导师。研究兴趣为品牌建设，品牌自豪感，补偿消费行为等。