[EPA 2025] Agreeableness is Associated with Increased Generosity in Social Discounting and Charitable Giving

Abstract

Personality is associated with altruism (Oda et al., 2014), but associations to social discounting—declining generosity with increasing social distance—remain unclear. In a life-span sample (N=480), participants answered the BFI-10 and allocated $100 between themselves and recipients at five social distances or favorite charities. Higher agreeableness was consistently associated with more generous giving across social distances and to charities, and lower social discounting. Methodological limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

Date
Mar 6, 2025 12:00 PM — Mar 8, 2025 5:00 AM
Location
New York City, NY