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Main Authors: Aakash K. Thottam, Cassandra M. Chapman, Peter Popkowski Leszczyc
Format: Artículo Open Access
Published: Wiley 2024
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Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cb.2313
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author Aakash K. Thottam
Cassandra M. Chapman
Peter Popkowski Leszczyc
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contents Donors' self‐ and other‐oriented motives for selecting charitable causes Aakash K. Thottam Cassandra M. Chapman Peter Popkowski Leszczyc Journal of Consumer Behaviour AbstractMillions of charities compete for charitable donations, yet the underlying factors influencing individuals' preferences for specific causes remain relatively poorly understood. Building upon the ongoing scholarly debate about whether charitable behaviors are more altruistically or egoistically motivated, this study employs a self and other orientation framework to explore the preferences captured in a community survey (N = 987) to identify the various motivations relevant to donors' decision‐making processes. Our study contributes significantly to our understanding of charitable cause selection. First, it uncovers diverse motives directly endorsed by donors, offering insight into the multifaceted factors influencing preferences. Second, it unveils distinctive constellations of motives related to self and other orientations, shedding light on the underlying drivers of charitable actions. Third, it delineates the impact of various identity motives on charitable preferences. Specifically, we find that self‐oriented motives are associated with preferences for environmental and research causes, while other‐oriented motives exhibit a strong link with preferences for housing and development causes. Additionally, a combination of self and other motives shapes preferences for health, social services, emergency, and international causes. This complex interplay highlights that prosocial behavior is susceptible to a plurality of motives and cannot be solely understood through a binary distinction of altruism versus egoism. The study also contributes to the broader understanding of the psychology of charitable giving and has implications for fundraising design in a competitive market. 10.1002/cb.2313 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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spellingShingle Donors' self‐ and other‐oriented motives for selecting charitable causes
Aakash K. Thottam
Cassandra M. Chapman
Peter Popkowski Leszczyc
Journal of Consumer Behaviour
Donors' self‐ and other‐oriented motives for selecting charitable causes Aakash K. Thottam Cassandra M. Chapman Peter Popkowski Leszczyc Journal of Consumer Behaviour AbstractMillions of charities compete for charitable donations, yet the underlying factors influencing individuals' preferences for specific causes remain relatively poorly understood. Building upon the ongoing scholarly debate about whether charitable behaviors are more altruistically or egoistically motivated, this study employs a self and other orientation framework to explore the preferences captured in a community survey (N = 987) to identify the various motivations relevant to donors' decision‐making processes. Our study contributes significantly to our understanding of charitable cause selection. First, it uncovers diverse motives directly endorsed by donors, offering insight into the multifaceted factors influencing preferences. Second, it unveils distinctive constellations of motives related to self and other orientations, shedding light on the underlying drivers of charitable actions. Third, it delineates the impact of various identity motives on charitable preferences. Specifically, we find that self‐oriented motives are associated with preferences for environmental and research causes, while other‐oriented motives exhibit a strong link with preferences for housing and development causes. Additionally, a combination of self and other motives shapes preferences for health, social services, emergency, and international causes. This complex interplay highlights that prosocial behavior is susceptible to a plurality of motives and cannot be solely understood through a binary distinction of altruism versus egoism. The study also contributes to the broader understanding of the psychology of charitable giving and has implications for fundraising design in a competitive market. 10.1002/cb.2313 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
title Donors' self‐ and other‐oriented motives for selecting charitable causes
topic Journal of Consumer Behaviour
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cb.2313