Character & Virtue

Charitable Giving/Helping

Charitable giving and helping rates varied across countries and demographic groups (e.g., more charitable giving and less helping with older age). Both positive (e.g., excellent self-rated health) and negative (e.g., experiencing abuse) childhood experiences were associated with an increased likelihood of charitable giving and helping in adulthood.

Researchers

Julia Nakamura

University of British Columbia, Psychology

Robert Woodberry

Baylor University, Sociology

Dorota Maria Weziak-Bialowolska

Kozminski University (Poland), Economics/Sociology

Poland

Laura D. Kubzansky

Harvard University, Professor/ Director of the Society and Health Laboratory at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Koichiro Shiba

Boston University, Epidemiology

Noah Padgett

Harvard University, Epidemiology

Byron R. Johnson

Baylor University, Institute for Studies of Religion/Sociology

Tyler VanderWeele

Harvard University, Epidemiology / Biostatistics

The Question:

What are the country-specific rates, sociodemographic correlates, and childhood predictors of charitable giving and helping strangers around the world?