Helping Behavior as Affected by Type of Request and Identity of Caller

Boice, Kathy; Goldman, Morton

doi:10.1080/00224545.1981.9711992

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“…Studies have shown that people are more likely to comply with requests when they are given a reason (Langer, Blank, & Chanowitz, 1978), but little research has addressed how the content of these reasons matter. Psychologists have long argued that people give for two basic reasons: egoistic and altruistic (Batson, 1998;Boice & Goldman, 1981;Cialdini, Brown, Lewis, Luce, & Neuberg, 1997;Paulhus, Shaffer, & Downing, 1976;White & Peloza, 2009). Egoistic giving is based on the primary goal of protecting and enhancing one's identity, image, and emotions, while altruistic giving is based on the primary goal of protecting and enhancing the well-being of others.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mixed reasons, missed givings: The costs of blending egoistic and altruistic reasons in donation requests

Feiler

Tost

Grant

2012

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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Mixed reasons, missed givings: The costs of blending egoistic and altruistic reasons in donation requests

Feiler

Tost

Grant

2012

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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“…There are same studies show that men are more likely to help than are women (Feinman, 1978), and some other studies show that women are more likely to help than men (Bihm, Goudet, & Sale, 1979), and some other studies show that there was no difference between men and women in altruistic behaviors (Boice & Goldman, 1981). Gender is one of the most consistent of prosocial behavior (Hasting et al, 2007).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…There are some evidence that shows men are more likely to help than are women (Feinman, 1978), and some other studies show that women are more likely to help than men (Bihm, Goudet, & Sale, 1979), and some other studies show that there was no difference between men and women in altruistic behaviors (Boice & Goldman, 1981). Gender is one of the most consistent of prosocial behavior (Hastings, Utendale, & Sullivan, 2007) and cross cultural studies show that girls are more altruistic than boys (Carlo, Roesch, Knight, & Koller, 2001;Russell, Hart, Robinson, & Olsen, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

Gender Differences in Quality of Attachment to God, Forgiveness, Altruism, and Mental Health in College and Seminary School Students

Nosrati¹,

Bonab²,

Rabiee³

et al. 2017

JCRS

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The aim of the current study was to investigate gender differences in quality of attachment to God, forgiveness, altruism and mental health in college and seminary school students as well. To fulfil the stated goal 993 individuals were selected by means of stratified sampling procedures and the following measures were distributed among them:Muslim-Spiritual Attachment Scale, Kin Altruism, Reciprocal Altruism Enright Forgiveness Inventory, and Symptom Checklist-90 Revised. Analysis of data using t test revealed significant differences between male and female students (P < 0.01). Moreover, data indicated that interpersonal sensitivity was higher in male students while somatization complains was higher among female students. Analysis of data showed that quality of secure attachment in female students were higher than male students (P < 0.01). Moreover, female students were higher in altruism, especially in domain of compassion (P < 0.05). In addition female students were higher in perceiving God as a Safe Haven and providing them with comfort and tranquility. Moreover, females students were higher in altruism (p < 0.05), and forgiveness (p < 0.01). The analysis of data revealed that female students were higher in the secure attachment to God, sympathy toward others and they scored higher in somatization complain while male students were higher in the interpersonal sensitivity. Theoretical implication and practical application of findings have been discussed in the original paper. Findings in this project were consistent with body of research findings.Theoretical implication and practical usage of the current study was described in the original paper. Data revealed that female student were higher in secure attachment to God, altruism and forgiveness. Showing emotional stability and higher spirituality

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“…In a study by Boice and Goldman (1981), a male confederate, using the wrong-number technique, telephoned participants and introduced himself as either a victim in need of help or as a bystander calling for a male victim in need of a tow truck. Calls from the alleged bystander produced significantly more help than calls from the supposed victim himself.…”

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Effects of Interpersonal Touch, Degree of Justification, and Sex of Participant on Compliance With a Request

Bohm

Hendricks

1997

The Journal of Social Psychology

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A female experimenter approached individually 60 shoppers (30 male, 30 female) who were checking out of a discount store in the midwestern United States. In requesting to move ahead of the shopper in line, the experimenter touched half of the shoppers on the back of the arm and gave each shopper 1 of 5 increasing levels of justification (including 2 helping model explanations). The experimenter rated the shoppers on their willingness to cooperate and recorded their compliance. Both compliance and willingness to cooperate increased significantly when the request was accompanied by higher levels of justification. There were no main effects for either touch or sex of participant; there was 1 significant interaction between sex and justification. Male shoppers were particularly influenced by high levels of justification. Possible explanations of results and suggestions for future research are offered. MOTIVATION TO HELP a dependent person can be affected by many variables, as summarized in the following model of response to emergency situations (Piliavin, Dovido, Gaertner, & Clark, 1981, p. 7):

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Helping Behavior as Affected by Type of Request and Identity of Caller

Cited by 23 publications

References 15 publications

Mixed reasons, missed givings: The costs of blending egoistic and altruistic reasons in donation requests

Mixed reasons, missed givings: The costs of blending egoistic and altruistic reasons in donation requests

Gender Differences in Quality of Attachment to God, Forgiveness, Altruism, and Mental Health in College and Seminary School Students

Effects of Interpersonal Touch, Degree of Justification, and Sex of Participant on Compliance With a Request

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