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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2015-09-15

发表刊物：PLOS ONE

收录刊物：SCIE、PubMed、SSCI、Scopus

卷号：10

期号：9

页面范围：e0138219

ISSN号：1932-6203

摘要：Decisions to help those in need are essential for human development and survival. Previous studies have demonstrated the "identified effect", in which one identifiable individual typically invokes stronger feelings of compassion and receives greater aid than statistical victim. However, this preference might be influenced by cultural differences. In the current study, Chinese respondents' ratings of distress and sympathy and their willingness to contribute are greater for a group of sick children than an individual. In the U.S., greater willingness to help and sympathy are elicited by an identified victim in comparison with an unidentified one. The different results may demonstrate the importance of cultural differences when trying to understand people's prosocial behavior.