Locus of control and other-regarding behavior: Experimental evidence from a large heterogeneous sample

IF 2.5 2区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Journal of Economic Psychology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.joep.2023.102605

Valeria Fanghella , Corinne Faure , Marie-Charlotte Guetlein , Joachim Schleich

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Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between locus of control and other-regarding behavior in a large and heterogeneous sample of the French population. We relate locus of control with incentivized measures of other-regarding behavior in the dictator and ultimatum games. Participants with high internal locus of control offer comparatively less in situations with passive responders (dictator game) but tend to increase their offers when their counterparts have veto power (ultimatum game). Moreover, they appear better at anticipating responders’ behavior in the ultimatum game, which leads to offers with a higher probability of acceptance and higher expected payoff. Some results for the ultimatum game, however, are sensitive to model specification and sample composition. Our findings suggest that a high internal locus of control increases individuals’ ability to adapt to strategic and non-strategic settings.

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控制点和其他相关行为：来自大量异质样本的实验证据

本文调查了在法国人口的一个大的和异质的样本控制和他人有关的行为之间的关系。在独裁者和最后通牒博弈中，我们将控制点与他人相关行为的激励措施联系起来。高内在控制点的参与者在被动反应情境下(独裁者游戏)的出价相对较少，但在对方拥有否决权的情境下(最后通牒游戏)，他们倾向于增加出价。此外，在最后通牒博弈中，他们似乎更善于预测应答者的行为，这导致了更高的接受概率和更高的预期收益。然而，最后通牒对策的一些结果对模型规格和样本组成敏感。我们的研究结果表明，较高的内部控制点可以提高个体对战略和非战略环境的适应能力。

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Journal of Economic Psychology Multiple-

CiteScore

5.20

自引率

31.40%

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审稿时长

63 days

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