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The Journal of Positive Psychology
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Volume 17, 2022 - Issue 5
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Research Article

To give or to take money? The effects of choice on prosocial spending and happiness

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Pages 742-753 | Received 22 Jun 2020, Accepted 03 May 2021, Published online: 17 Jun 2021

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for each condition and in total.

Table 2. Descriptive statistics for each outcome in the prediction study.

Figure 1. Possible outcomes and the number and percentages of each outcome in condition 3–5.

Figure 1. Possible outcomes and the number and percentages of each outcome in condition 3–5.

Table 3. Description and results of each test conducted for the three hypotheses in the study.

Table 4. Means and standard deviations for each measure and each possible outcome from conditions.

Figure 2. Mean and standard deviations for positive affects (PA) for test 1 and 2 when comparing prosocial spending to personal spending.

Figure 2. Mean and standard deviations for positive affects (PA) for test 1 and 2 when comparing prosocial spending to personal spending.

Figure 3. Mean and standard deviation for implicit negative affects (INA) for test 1 when comparing active and passive choice.

Figure 3. Mean and standard deviation for implicit negative affects (INA) for test 1 when comparing active and passive choice.