What is the association between religious affiliation and children’s altruism?

Shariff, Azim F., Willard, Aiyana K., Muthukrishna, Michael ORCID: 0000-0002-7079-5166, Kramer, Stephanie R. and Henrich, Joseph (2016) What is the association between religious affiliation and children’s altruism? Current Biology, 26 (15). R699-R700. ISSN 0960-9822

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Abstract

Decety et al. [1] examined the relationships between household religiosity and sociality in children sampled from six countries. We were keenly interested in Decety et al. [1]’s conclusions about a negative relationship between religiosity and generosity — measured with the Dictator Game — as our team has investigated related questions, often with potentially contrasting findings 2, 3, 4 and 5. We argue here that, after addressing peculiarities in their analyses, Decety et al. [1]’s data are consistent with a different interpretation.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.cell.com/current-biology/home
Additional Information:	© 2016 Elsevier
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	02 Sep 2016 13:31
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2024 19:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/67566

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