Pure Altruism: Its Relationships to One’s Own Altruistic Behavior and to the Good Deeds of Others

This study investigates the relationship between people’s perspectives regarding pure altruism and ideal altruism, and their own altruistic behaviors and evaluation to other people’s good deeds. People with high pure altruism helped others more and interpreted others’ good deeds altruistically. However, people with high ideal altruism helped less.