{"id":665959,"date":"2025-04-29T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-personality-traits-shape-our-prosocial-behavior\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T00:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:00:32","slug":"how-personality-traits-shape-our-prosocial-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-personality-traits-shape-our-prosocial-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"How personality traits shape our prosocial behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a295ab6c6c35\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a295ab6c6c35\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-personality-traits-shape-our-prosocial-behavior\/#Personality_traits_matter\" >Personality traits matter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-personality-traits-shape-our-prosocial-behavior\/#New_strategies_to_promote_volunteering_and_donating\" >New strategies to promote volunteering and donating<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2019\/volunteer.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2019\/volunteer.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2019\/volunteer.jpg\" alt=\"volunteer\" title=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study from the University of Zurich, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/4sjhg_v1\" target=\"_blank\">available<\/a> on the <i>PsyArXiv<\/i> preprint server, now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving.<\/p>\n<p>People&#8217;s willingness to do volunteer work or give to charity differs greatly. Besides financial and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> incentives, individual differences in people&#8217;s personalities can explain why some of us are more likely to contribute to community welfare than others.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the Department of Psychology of the University of Zurich have examined the links between the so-called Big Five personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) and people&#8217;s willingness to engage in prosocial behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Their analysis was based on 29 international studies including more than 90,000 participants. It included different methods of describing people&#8217;s personalities and covered various forms of philanthropic engagement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Personality_traits_matter\"><\/span>Personality traits matter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The study findings show that two personality traits in particular are linked to philanthropic engagement. Sociability and assertiveness (extraversion) positively correlate with volunteering. In other words, extraverts are more likely to do volunteer work. Meanwhile, agreeableness correlates more closely with a willingness to give money to charity. This behavior may be explained by the fact that agreeable people tend to be more compassionate and considerate of other people&#8217;s feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Research on the other personality traits, however, yielded mixed results. For example, there was no clear link between conscientiousness and philanthropic engagement. Openness and neuroticism also <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to have little effect on people&#8217;s prosocial behavior.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_strategies_to_promote_volunteering_and_donating\"><\/span>New strategies to promote volunteering and donating<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Our findings confirm that individual differences in personality play a role in whether and how much people engage in prosocial behavior,&#8221; says Wiebke Bleidorn, first author and professor of psychology at the University of Zurich. She believes that a better understanding of these links can help to encourage people to contribute to the common welfare based on their individual strengths and motivations.<\/p>\n<p>The study thus not only provides valuable scientific insights but also practical guidance for organizations and policymakers wishing to promote volunteering and charitable giving.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This knowledge can be used to develop more targeted strategies aimed at promoting volunteering and charitable giving,&#8221; says Christopher J. Hopwood, last author and professor of psychology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWiebke Bleidorn et al, Personality Traits and Traditional Philanthropy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, <i>PsyArXiv<\/i> (2025). <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.31234\/osf.io\/4sjhg_v1\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.31234\/osf.io\/4sjhg_v1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvided by<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity of Zurich<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uzh.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow personality traits shape our prosocial behavior (2025, April 28)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tretrieved 28 April 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-04-personality-traits-prosocial-behavior.html\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t This document is subject to copyright. 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