{"title":"Does guilt motivate prosocial behaviour at the expense of others? Preregistered replications and exploratory statistical modelling","authors":"Yasunori Kinosada, Yoshiya Furukawa, Taisei Wakai, Ken’ichiro Nakashima","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70099","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Guilt is recognized as a social and moral emotion that drives prosocial behaviour, typically through actions to repair relationships with victims, often at a personal cost. Prior research has yielded mixed results regarding compensatory behaviour: In some instances, guilt prompted individuals to redirect resources away from unrelated others (observed in the Netherlands) or from themselves (observed in Romania and Japan) to compensate the victim. This study aimed to address these inconsistencies through two preregistered replication experiments, examining the role of relational mobility as a potential moderating factor across different cultural contexts. Contrary to initial findings, our results from Experiment 1 in Japan (<i>n</i> = 254), Experiment 2 in Japan and the Netherlands (<i>n</i> = 263 and 300, respectively) and an exploratory statistical modelling revealed a consistent pattern where guilt led to compensation directed at the victim, sacrificing own resources, irrespective of the country or levels of perceived relational mobility.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148282599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does statistical evidence accompanied by messages of what the numbers imply impact perceived effectiveness of a measure for reducing disaster risk?","authors":"Ryosuke Yokoi, Masataka Higuchi, Kazuya Nakayachi, Asako Miura","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Case information focusing on a particular person does not provide representative evidence on the risks or benefits for a given population. However, research on judgement and decision-making has revealed that statistical information focusing on the population is much less influential on recipients than case information, as exemplified by the identifiable victim effect. On the other hand, studies on persuasion have reported that explanatory messages accompanied by statistical evidence change individuals' attitudes more than the narratives alone. Such findings suggest that statistical information can be influential when accompanied by explanations of what the numbers imply. However, few studies have attempted to test this hypothesis in risk perception research. The present study investigated how statistical information with explanations influenced the perceived effectiveness of a measure for reducing disaster risk, earthquake early warnings (EEWs). The results of two studies (<i>N</i> = 1423), using actual statistics and person-focused scenarios, showed that adding an explanation to negatively framed statistics indicating the ineffectiveness of EEWs reduced participants' perceived effectiveness. In contrast, positively framed statistics with an explanation did not change participants' perceptions. This study not only replicated previous findings on case information but also provided new insights into how statistical information could impact individuals' perceptions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does statistical evidence accompanied by messages of what the numbers imply impact perceived effectiveness of a measure for reducing disaster risk?","authors":"Ryosuke Yokoi, Masataka Higuchi, Kazuya Nakayachi, Asako Miura","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Case information focusing on a particular person does not provide representative evidence on the risks or benefits for a given population. However, research on judgement and decision-making has revealed that statistical information focusing on the population is much less influential on recipients than case information, as exemplified by the identifiable victim effect. On the other hand, studies on persuasion have reported that explanatory messages accompanied by statistical evidence change individuals' attitudes more than the narratives alone. Such findings suggest that statistical information can be influential when accompanied by explanations of what the numbers imply. However, few studies have attempted to test this hypothesis in risk perception research. The present study investigated how statistical information with explanations influenced the perceived effectiveness of a measure for reducing disaster risk, earthquake early warnings (EEWs). The results of two studies (<i>N</i> = 1423), using actual statistics and person-focused scenarios, showed that adding an explanation to negatively framed statistics indicating the ineffectiveness of EEWs reduced participants' perceived effectiveness. In contrast, positively framed statistics with an explanation did not change participants' perceptions. This study not only replicated previous findings on case information but also provided new insights into how statistical information could impact individuals' perceptions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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