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November 13, 2025Personality and Social Psychology BulletinOpen Access

Social Norms and Charitable Giving: A Meta-Analytic Review

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CCCassandra M. ChapmanJSJessica SpenceLDLucas Dixon

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Overview

Meta-analysis reveals social norms enhance charitable giving, particularly among younger individuals, suggesting implications for fundraising strategies.

Key Points

  • Charitable giving increased in correlation with social norms, especially at a rate of r = .18.
  • Analysis across 113 samples worldwide indicates stronger effects of injunctive norms than descriptive norms.
  • Multilevel approach identifies key moderators such as internalized norms and observability of giving behavior.
  • Findings highlight the significance of context, with heightened effects noted in non-WEIRD and collectivist settings.

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Chapman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692523c1c0ce034ddc354c8dhttps://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251383996
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