APS
2023 APS Annual Convention
From Outside in: Four Ways Culture Shapes Happiness and Motivation
Four studies show that culture fundamentally shapes what motivates people. Being observed on Zoom motivates charity in India and China but not the US. Social harmony interventions reduce poverty in Niger better than individual initiative. Differing happiness motivations can explain why East Asia is less happy than it “should be.”
Chairs & Discussants
- Thomas TalhelmChair
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business - Catherine ThomasCoChair
Stanford University
Presentations
- Zooming in on the Effect of Observability on Prosociality: Virtual Presence of Others Increases Charitable Giving in China and India but Has No Effect in the USMedvedev Danila
- Social Harmony Breeds Prosperity: Independent Versus Interdependent Motives for Economic Mobility in West AfricaCatherine Thomas
- Is Well-Being Happiness or Peace-of-Mind? a Situation-Sampling Study in Ghana and USAnnabella Osei-Tutu
- The East Asian Happiness Paradox: Why Is East Asia Less Happy Than It “Should be?” Thomas Talhelm
