Moderators and mediators of pro-social spending and well-being: The influence of values and psychological need satisfaction

Hill, Graham; Howell, Ryan T.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.05.013

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“…A second future direction that has already been undertaken in recent studies is determining the purchase (Bhattacharjee & Mogilner, 2014; Caprariello & Reis, 2013; Nicolao et al, 2009) and person (Hill & Howell, 2014; Zhang et al, 2014) moderators of the experiential advantage. For example, the experiential advantage is moderated by the valence (Nicolao et al, 2009), socialness (Caprariello & Reis, 2013), and extraordinariness (Bhattacharjee & Mogilner, 2014) of the purchase as well as the habitual buying tendencies of the consumer (Howell, Pchelin, & Iyer, 2012; Zhang et al, 2014).…”

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To have in order to do: Exploring the effects of consuming experiential products on well‐being

2014

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The experience recommendationif you want to be happier, buy life experiences instead of material itemsis supported in empirical research. However, this evidence is primarily based on the dichotomous comparison of material items and life experiences. The goal of this article is to examine the effects of consuming experiential productspurchases that fall between material items and life experienceson well-being. Study 1 and Study 2 demonstrate that experiential products provide similar levels of well-being compared to life experiences and more well-being than material items. Study 3 replicates this finding for purchases that turn out well. In addition, Study 3 shows experiential products, when compared to life experiences, lead to more feelings of competence but less feelings of relatedness, which explains why these two purchases result in similar levels of well-being. We discuss why experiential products and life experiences lead to psychological need satisfaction and how our results support the Positive-Activity Model, Self-Determination Theory, and Holbrook and Hirschman's hedonic consumption framework.

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“…More precisely, supported‐autonomy environments, or environmental conditions that promote and facilitate an individual's opportunity to self‐initiate and to choose his/her own actions, can predict psychological needs satisfaction (Philippe & Vallerand, ; Sheldon & Krieger, ). The level of basic psychological needs satisfaction predicts organism well‐being, such as increased positive affect (Hill & Howell, ), stronger emotional ties, greater life satisfaction (Kanat‐Maymon, Antebi, & Zilcha‐Mano, ), increased subjective vitality (Rahman, Hudson, Thøgersen‐Ntoumani, & Doust, ; Sylvester et al, ), and less negative affect, depression, and anxiety (Hill & Howell, ; Kanat‐Maymon et al, ; Rahman et al, ).…”

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A systematic review and meta‐analysis on basic psychological need satisfaction, motivation, and well‐being in later life: Contributions of self‐determination theory

2019

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As the population ages, it is important to understand the factors that contribute to well‐being in the elderly. The purpose of this study is to perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis of research on well‐being among elderly people conducted particularly within the framework of self‐determination theory and, more precisely, to study the relationships among basic psychological need satisfaction, motivation, and well‐being. Therefore, a systematic search of the literature was conducted using the databases PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Academic Onefile, MEDLINE, Science Direct, and ERIC to find studies published in English and French. China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) was used to find studies published in Chinese. Ultimately, 23 studies (mainly from the United States, Canada, and Europe; no studies published in China were found) in the field of aging were used for the systematic analysis, 17 of which were used for the meta‐analysis. The results reported in these publications are relatively congruent with the idea that basic psychological need satisfaction and motivation (autonomous types) are positively associated with positive indicators of well‐being (meaning in life, life satisfaction, positive affect, self‐esteem, etc.) and negatively associated with negative indicators of well‐being (depression, apathy, etc.).

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“…Past research demonstrates far-reaching benefits of prosocial behavior among healthy populations across the lifespan. For example, adults who participate in volunteer work (Piliavin & Siegl, 2007), spend money on others (Hill & Howell, 2014), and provide emotional support to spouses (Brown, Nesse, Vinokur, & Smith, 2003) experience enhanced well-being and even reduced mortality risk (Brown et al 2003). At the daily level, adults feel better on days that they help (e.g., holding open a door) a stranger or acquaintance (Raposa et al, 2016) or support a friend (Morelli et al, 2015).…”

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When it Feels Good to Give: Depressive Symptoms, Daily Prosocial Behavior, and Adolescent Mood

Schacter¹,

Margolin²

2018

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Past research suggests that engaging in prosocial acts enhances the well-being of the helper, but does prosocial behavior benefit some individuals more than others? The current study implements a daily diary design to test associations between adolescents’ daily prosocial behaviors towards relationally close others and mood. The main goal was to investigate whether daily help-giving has unique benefits for adolescents experiencing greater emotional distress. For 10 days, a diverse sample of youth (N=99; Mage=18.01) reported on their prosocial behaviors towards friends and romantic partners as well as their mood; depressive symptoms were assessed in a prior lab visit. Multilevel models show that participants experienced increased positive mood on days that they were more prosocial, even when controlling for received support; thisassociation was strongest among those reporting higher depressive symptoms. The findings highlight the unique benefits of prosociality in adolescents’ daily lives, suggesting that everyday help-giving behaviors may fulfill social and emotional needs of depressed youth.

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Moderators and mediators of pro-social spending and well-being: The influence of values and psychological need satisfaction

Cited by 43 publications

References 27 publications

To have in order to do: Exploring the effects of consuming experiential products on well‐being

To have in order to do: Exploring the effects of consuming experiential products on well‐being

A systematic review and meta‐analysis on basic psychological need satisfaction, motivation, and well‐being in later life: Contributions of self‐determination theory

When it Feels Good to Give: Depressive Symptoms, Daily Prosocial Behavior, and Adolescent Mood

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