Values and helping behavior: A study in four cultures

Ella Daniel; Antoine Selim Bilgin; Ivan Brezina; Charlotte Eva Strohmeier; Maris Vainre

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Values and helping behavior: A study in four cultures

Ella Daniel^*, Antoine Selim Bilgin, Ivan Brezina, Charlotte Eva Strohmeier, Maris Vainre

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Abstract

Values are important factors in determining individuals' behaviours. Previous studies have examined the relations between values and helping behaviour, but usually in the context of a single culture. The current study examines the relations between personal value types and helping behaviour among university students (N=722) in four cultures (Germany, Scotland-UK, Israel and Turkey). Across cultures, the value types of self-transcendence versus self-enhancement and conservation versus openness to change were positively related to helping. Specifically, self-transcendence values were positively related, and self-enhancement and openness to change values negatively related, to helping behaviour. The correlations pattern did not differ significantly between cultures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-192
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Psychology
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12086
State	Published - 1 Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Behaviour
Cross-cultural psychology
Prosocial behaviour
Values

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