We explore gender differences in individuals’ motivations. We focus on guilt aversion and moral commitment. Our experiment supports the idea that men are more guilt-averse than women, while moral motivations drive more women’s actions in a random dictator game with pre-play communication.

Guilt aversion and moral commitment. Eve versus Adam / Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni; Dufwenberg, Martin; Papa, Stefano; Razzolini, Laura. - In: JOURNAL OF THE ECONOMIC SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. - ISSN 2199-6784. - 10:(2024), pp. 578-594. [10.1007/s40881-024-00180-8]

Guilt aversion and moral commitment. Eve versus Adam

Giovanni Di Bartolomeo
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Martin Dufwenberg;Stefano Papa;Laura Razzolini
2024

Abstract

We explore gender differences in individuals’ motivations. We focus on guilt aversion and moral commitment. Our experiment supports the idea that men are more guilt-averse than women, while moral motivations drive more women’s actions in a random dictator game with pre-play communication.
2024
behavioral sciences; psychology behaviorism; morality; moral development; moral; psychology; prosocial behavior
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Guilt aversion and moral commitment. Eve versus Adam / Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni; Dufwenberg, Martin; Papa, Stefano; Razzolini, Laura. - In: JOURNAL OF THE ECONOMIC SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. - ISSN 2199-6784. - 10:(2024), pp. 578-594. [10.1007/s40881-024-00180-8]
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