Concern for Group Reputation Increases Prosociality in Young Children

Psychological Science
Jan M EngelmannMichael Tomasello

Abstract

The motivation to build and maintain a positive personal reputation promotes prosocial behavior. But individuals also identify with their groups, and so it is possible that the desire to maintain or enhance group reputation may have similar effects. Here, we show that 5-year-old children actively invest in the reputation of their group by acting more generously when their group's reputation is at stake. Children shared significantly more resources with fictitious other children not only when their individual donations were public rather than private but also when their group's donations (effacing individual donations) were public rather than private. These results provide the first experimental evidence that concern for group reputation can lead to higher levels of prosociality.

References

Jun 20, 1998·Nature·M A Nowak, K Sigmund
Nov 16, 2001·Journal of Theoretical Biology·H GintisS Bowles
Jan 25, 2002·Nature·Manfred MilinskiHans-Jürgen Krambeck
Aug 6, 2003·Journal of Theoretical Biology·Karthik Panchanathan, Robert Boyd
Nov 27, 2004·Nature·Ernst Fehr
Apr 8, 2006·Science·Ozgür GürerkBettina Rockenbach
May 23, 2009·Behavioral Ecology : Official Journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology·Holger Schielzeth, Wolfgang Forstmeier
Aug 6, 2010·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Claudio TennieChris D Frith
Mar 19, 2011·Child Development·Yarrow DunhamSusan Carey
Oct 11, 2012·PloS One·Max M KrasnowJohn Tooby
Nov 3, 2012·PloS One·Jan M EngelmannMichael Tomasello
Nov 8, 2012·PloS One·Kristin L LeimgruberKristina R Olson
Mar 1, 2013·The Behavioral and Brain Sciences·Nicolas BaumardDan Sperber
Sep 23, 2014·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Carla Sebastián-Enesco, Felix Warneken
Apr 16, 2015·Developmental Science·Genyue FuKang Lee
Apr 22, 2015·Current Biology : CB·Nichola J Raihani, Sarah Smith
Apr 25, 2015·Perspectives on Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science·Alia Martin, Kristina R Olson
Sep 30, 2015·Scientific Reports·Peter R BlakeFelix Warneken
Jan 6, 2016·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·Manfred Milinski
Feb 26, 2016·Nature·Jillian J JordanDavid G Rand

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 7, 2018·The British Journal of Developmental Psychology·Jess M KingsfordMarc de Rosnay
Mar 18, 2020·Cognitive Science·Gail D HeymanKang Lee
Aug 11, 2020·Perspectives on Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science·Katharine E ScottPatricia G Devine
Aug 26, 2020·Psychological Science·Fengling MaGail D Heyman
Sep 7, 2018·Personality Neuroscience·Oriel FeldmanHallJoseph Heffner
Nov 13, 2020·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Roman StengelinDaniel B M Haun
Dec 29, 2020·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Kerry BrewHilary Barth
Jan 20, 2021·The British Journal of Developmental Psychology·Luke McGuire, Adam Rutland
Aug 21, 2019·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Xianwei MengKatsumi Watanabe

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

R
MASS

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved