Title

Urban-Rural Differences in Social Interest and Altruistic Behavior

Authors

P. N. DixonFollow
Richard A. Stevick, Messiah UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1982

Abstract

Research on altruism has often focused on the effects of altruistic vs.selfish modeling on 5 altruism.' Hansson, Slade, and Slade found that urban Ss were more likely than were rural Ss to respond selfishly in the presence of a selfish model, and to act altruistically when presented with an altruistic model. The authors explain their results in terms of Milgram's urban-overload theory. In complex urban societies individuals behave on the basis of economy rather than more complicated considerations such as social interest. The present research is a partial replication of the Hansson et al.study with both behavioral and attitudinal measures of altruism for urban and rural Ss.

Comments

DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1982.9922811

Published as: Dixon, P. N., & Stevick, R. A. (1982). Urban-Rural Differences in Social Interest and Altruistic Behavior. Journal of Social Psychology, 118(2), 285. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1982.9922811

Recommended Citation

Dixon, P. N. and Stevick, Richard A., "Urban-Rural Differences in Social Interest and Altruistic Behavior" (1982). Psychology Educator Scholarship. 25.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/psych_ed/25