(Un)equal benefits of prosocial behaviours across socioeconomic status

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Abstract

Prosocial behaviours benefit not only the receiver but also the actor. However, do individuals of higher and lower socioeconomic status (SES) benefit equally from acting prosocially? In this ongoing work, I used cross-cultural samples, national representative datasets, and online experiments, demonstrating that prosocial behaviours increase actors' wellbeing, and more for the lower SES individuals than the higher SES ones. I will discuss some possible mechanisms.

The Speaker

Dr. Rui Sun received her PhD in social psychology at the University of Cambridge in 2018. She then worked as a postdoc researcher at the University of Amsterdam on emotion and wellbeing across cultures. She is now a Principal Researcher at the Roman Family Center for Decision Research at Chicago Booth Business School. Her research interests include socioeconomic status, prosocial behaviours, positive emotions, and psychological wellbeing.