ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
The Role of Pleasure and Meaning in Charitable Donations
- Junho Bang
Pusan National University - Sunhae Sul
Pusan National University - Jongan Choi
Seoul National University - Incheol Choi
Seoul National University - Sunghyun Shin
Pusan National University
Abstract
Here we aimed to distinguish the role of hedonic and eudaimonic aspects of happiness in charitable giving. We found that donation amount increased pleasure and meaning, while this effect was greater for meaning. Experience of pleasure predicted the amount of donation such that participants who experienced less pleasure donated more
Positive Psychology
