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Spending money on others promotes happiness.
Dunn EW, Aknin LB, Norton MI. Dunn EW, et al. Science. 2008 Mar 21;319(5870):1687-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1150952. Science. 2008. PMID: 18356530
Specifically, we hypothesized that spending money on other people may have a more positive impact on happiness than spending money on oneself. ...Finally, participants who were randomly assigned to spend money on others expe …
Specifically, we hypothesized that spending money on other people may have a more positive impact on happiness than …
Does spending money on others promote happiness?: A registered replication report.
Aknin LB, Dunn EW, Proulx J, Lok I, Norton MI. Aknin LB, et al. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020 Aug;119(2):e15-e26. doi: 10.1037/pspa0000191. Epub 2020 Apr 6. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020. PMID: 32250135
Research indicates that spending money on others-prosocial spending-leads to greater happiness than spending money on oneself (e.g., Dunn, Aknin, & Norton, 2008, 2014). ...As predicted, participants assigned to engage in prosoc …
Research indicates that spending money on others-prosocial spending-leads to greater happiness than sp
Are the benefits of prosocial spending and buying time moderated by age, gender, or income?
Lok I, Dunn EW. Lok I, et al. PLoS One. 2022 Jun 9;17(6):e0269636. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269636. eCollection 2022. PLoS One. 2022. PMID: 35679298 Free PMC article.
In the last two decades, social psychologists have identified several key spending strategies that promote happiness such as making time-saving purchases (buying time) and spending money on others (prosocial spending). ...Across de …
In the last two decades, social psychologists have identified several key spending strategies that promote happiness su …