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July 11, 2026Cognition & Emotion

Does gratitude moderate the bystander effect? A registered report

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RORyuji OguniYTYukari Jessica ThamCIChikara Ishii

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Overview

Randomized trial examines how gratitude influences prosocial behaviour among multiple benefactors, revealing no moderation of the bystander effect.

Key Points

  • This research aims to investigate the role of gratitude in prosocial behaviour in the context of the bystander effect, particularly with multiple benefactors.
  • Participants (N=867) were randomly assigned to gratitude, calm, or neutral conditions.
  • Participants made decisions about resource allocation to a beneficiary in the presence of one, three, or five potential benefactors.
  • Prosocial behaviour declined as the number of potential benefactors increased, demonstrating the bystander effect.
  • Gratitude promoted prosocial behaviour but did not moderate the inhibitory impact of multiple benefactors on these decisions.

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Oguni et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a51dce1c18d7f28ca4ffc9fhttps://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2026.2699829
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