The identifiable victim effect: A meta-analytic review
The identifiable victim effect (IVE) refers to individuals' tendency to offer greater help to
specific, identifiable victims than to anonymous, statistical victims. A random-effects meta …
specific, identifiable victims than to anonymous, statistical victims. A random-effects meta …
Emotional reactions, perceived impact and perceived responsibility mediate the identifiable victim effect, proportion dominance effect and in-group effect respectively
This study investigated possible mediators of the identifiable victim effect (IVE), the
proportion dominance effect (PDE), and the in-group effect (IGE) in helping situations. In …
proportion dominance effect (PDE), and the in-group effect (IGE) in helping situations. In …
Helping one or helping many? A theoretical integration and meta-analytic review of the compassion fade literature
Researchers and practitioners in the area of charitable giving have long lamented the
tendency to offer greater aid to one person who is suffering rather than to a large group with …
tendency to offer greater aid to one person who is suffering rather than to a large group with …
Collective synchrony increases prosociality towards non‐performers and outgroup members
Previous research has found that behavioural synchrony between people leads to greater
prosocial tendencies towards co‐performers. In this study, we investigated the scope of this …
prosocial tendencies towards co‐performers. In this study, we investigated the scope of this …
Beneficiary effects in prosocial decision making: Understanding unequal valuations of lives
A Erlandsson, S Dickert, H Moche… - European Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
To understand human prosocial behaviour, one must consider not only the helpers and the
requesters, but also the characteristics of the beneficiaries. To this aim, this articles reviews …
requesters, but also the characteristics of the beneficiaries. To this aim, this articles reviews …
The psychology of charitable donations to disaster victims and beyond
H Zagefka, T James - Social Issues and Policy Review, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution summarizes the literature on the psychology of charitable donations to
victims of disasters and other unfortunate circumstances. Four distinct research areas are …
victims of disasters and other unfortunate circumstances. Four distinct research areas are …
Individual differences in empathy are associated with apathy-motivation
Empathy-the capacity to understand and resonate with the experiences of other people-is
considered an essential aspect of social cognition. However, although empathy is often …
considered an essential aspect of social cognition. However, although empathy is often …
[HTML][HTML] Scope insensitivity: The limits of intuitive valuation of human lives in public policy
A critical question for government officials, managers of NGOs, and politicians is how to
respond to situations in which large numbers of lives are at risk. Theories in judgment and …
respond to situations in which large numbers of lives are at risk. Theories in judgment and …
Mental imagery, impact, and affect: A mediation model for charitable giving
One of the puzzling phenomena in philanthropy is that people can show strong compassion
for identified individual victims but remain unmoved by catastrophes that affect large …
for identified individual victims but remain unmoved by catastrophes that affect large …
The more who die, the less we care: evidence from natural language analysis of online news articles and social media posts
Considerable amount of laboratory and survey‐based research finds that people show
disproportional compassionate and affective response to the scope of human mortality risk …
disproportional compassionate and affective response to the scope of human mortality risk …