Event Title
Religious and Conservative Charitable Giving Reflects Ingroup Preferences
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Psychology
Mentor Information
Luke Galen
Department
Psychology
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 3
Start Date
10-4-2013 10:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 11:00 AM
Keywords
Religion, Social Science
Abstract
In order to determine whether religiosity and conservatism are associated with generalized versus particularistic charitable giving, we offered participants a hypothetical array of charities across several domains. The charitable organizations represented the domains of anti-poverty, medical assistance, and disaster relief. Each participant was asked to distribute a a hypothetical fifty dollar sum among four different charities in each domain. These four separate charities represented Christian versus secular, and local versus international assistance. Regression analyses indicated that religious participants allocate more funds to religious charities. Conservatives show the same preference even controlling for religiosity. This indicates that large portions of charitable giving are based on religious and political ingroup preferences and on shared ideologies.
Religious and Conservative Charitable Giving Reflects Ingroup Preferences
Henry Hall Atrium 3
In order to determine whether religiosity and conservatism are associated with generalized versus particularistic charitable giving, we offered participants a hypothetical array of charities across several domains. The charitable organizations represented the domains of anti-poverty, medical assistance, and disaster relief. Each participant was asked to distribute a a hypothetical fifty dollar sum among four different charities in each domain. These four separate charities represented Christian versus secular, and local versus international assistance. Regression analyses indicated that religious participants allocate more funds to religious charities. Conservatives show the same preference even controlling for religiosity. This indicates that large portions of charitable giving are based on religious and political ingroup preferences and on shared ideologies.