Effect of donor resources on recipient self-esteem and self-help

Jeffrey D. Fisher*, Arie Nadler

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Abstract

A 2 (aid vs no aid) × 2 (high vs low resource potential donor) between subjects design tested the effects of aid and donor resources on recipient self-perceptions and subsequent self-help behavior. The results were characterized by interactions between the two factors. Subjects who received aid from a low resource donor perceived themselves more positively and engaged in less self-help than subjects in the no-aid low resource potential donor condition. In contrast, subjects who received aid from a high resource donor perceived themselves less positively and tended to engage in more self-help behavior than subjects in the no-aid high resource potential donor condition. The relationship between threat to self-esteem inherent in aid and subsequent self-help is discussed in terms of self-esteem theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-150
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Experimental Social Psychology
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1976

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationGS-40329
Office of Naval Research

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