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prosocial spending: a standalone construct

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prosocialspending1 CONSTRUCTProsocial spendingDUNN · POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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Positive psychology

spending money on others or on charity, which predicts greater happiness than spending the same amount on oneself.

In positive psychology, prosocial spending refers to spending money on others or on charity, which predicts greater happiness than spending the same amount on oneself. This meaning comes from Dunn (2008) in Science.[1]

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  1. Dunn, E. W., Aknin, L. B., & Norton, M. I. (2008). Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness. Science, 319(5870), 1687-1688. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1150952

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