Back to Search Start Over

Good Deeds Could Come From Frustrated Individuals

Good Deeds Could Come From Frustrated Individuals

Authors :
Jinghua Tang
Yibo Peng
Hanzhou Li
Source :
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021), Frontiers in Psychology
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.

Abstract

Frustration is often seen as negative, but as to whether it may have a positive impact on the individual is still undecided. This research was conducted to explore the influence of frustration on altruistic tendency and altruistic level in college students (17–21 years old). By presenting a highly difficult task combined with negative feedback, we effectively induced frustration in Experiment 1 (n = 70). By assessing the donation behavior of participants (n = 54) in a real-life scenario following the experimental manipulation of frustration, we examined the relationship between frustration and altruism in Experiment 2. Results showed that frustrating situations could, on some level, improve altruistic behavior [t(8.834) = 3.013, p = 0.015]. More specifically, among participants who donated, the amount donated was higher in the frustration group compared to the control (fulfillment) group; the proportion of people who donated did not differ by group.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16641078
Volume :
12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Frontiers in Psychology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....a57f2ca43b1c874f4b10847f373f167e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631711/full