I’m not talking about correlation studies only.
I’m talking about experiments.
Together they both show more wealth equates to being less charitable.
It makes sense if you understand that most people ascribe in the fundamental attribution error.
To put simply.
"If I do well it’s cause I deserve it and worked for it. If other people do well it’s because they got lucky or circumstances out of their control.
If I do poorly it’s because of circumstances out of my control. If other people do poorly it’s because they aren’t trying hard enough. "
Both of these papers give background reviews of the literature on this topic. There are literally thousands of studies on this topic. Some correlation and some experimental.
I’m not talking about correlation studies only. I’m talking about experiments.
Together they both show more wealth equates to being less charitable.
It makes sense if you understand that most people ascribe in the fundamental attribution error.
To put simply. "If I do well it’s cause I deserve it and worked for it. If other people do well it’s because they got lucky or circumstances out of their control.
If I do poorly it’s because of circumstances out of my control. If other people do poorly it’s because they aren’t trying hard enough. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error
The better off you are. The more you see others below you as just lazy and undeserving.
Again. This is a trend. Not true for everyone.
Just because you don’t fit that trend does not make it untrue.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20649364/ Having less, giving more: the influence of social class on prosocial behavior (Correlation study)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35409667/ Social Class Priming Effect on Prosociality: Evidence from Explicit and Implicit Measures (Experimental effect)
Both of these papers give background reviews of the literature on this topic. There are literally thousands of studies on this topic. Some correlation and some experimental.