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Descriptive social norms and charitable giving : the power of local norms
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- Agerström, Jens (author)
- Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för psykologi (PSY),Linnaeus University Centre for Discrimination and Integration Studies
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- Carlsson, Rickard (author)
- Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för psykologi (PSY),Linnaeus University Centre for Discrimination and Integration Studies
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- Nicklasson, Linda (author)
- Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)
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- Guntell, Linda (author)
- Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)
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- Linnaeus University Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies, 2015
- English 19 s.
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Series: Working paper series ; 2015:10
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Abstract
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- By conducting a field experiment, we examined whether conveying descriptive social norms (e.g., “this is what most people do”) leads to more charitable giving compared to industry standard appeals. Moreover, we examined whether people are more likely to conform to the local norms of one’s immediate environment than to more global norms extending beyond one’s local environment. University students received a charity organization’s information brochure and were asked for a monetary contribution. An experimental descriptive norm manipulation was embedded in the brochure. We found that providing people with descriptive norms increased charitable giving substantially compared with industry standard altruistic appeals (control condition). Moreover, conveying local norms were more effective in increasing charitable giving than conveying global norms. Practical implications for charity organizations and marketing are proposed.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Psychology
- Psykologi
Publication and Content Type
- vet (subject category)
- rap (subject category)
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