Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7324818 | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In social dilemmas, broad collective interests conflict with immediate self-interests. In two studies, we examine the role of pride in guiding cooperative behavior in a social dilemma. We find that the consideration of pride led to more cooperation compared to the consideration of joy or a control condition (Study 1) and compared to the consideration of enjoyment (Study 2). The importance participants assigned to cooperation mediated this effect of emotion on cooperation (Studies 1 and 3). We suggest that because pride is linked to pro-social behavior, considering pride activates the concept of pride which in turn makes related behavioral representations more accessible and thus increases cooperation.
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Authors
Anna Dorfman, Tal Eyal, Yoella Bereby-Meyer,