ABSTRACT

In social dilemma situations, individuals benefit from uncooperative behaviour while exploiting resources of the collective. One prominent solution to prevent uncooperative behaviour and to increase cooperation is to establish a sanction system in that private resources are invested by individuals to punish uncooperative interaction partners. The present review is intended to provide an overview concerning motivational determinants of punishment in social dilemma situations. Specifically, we (a) outline that fairness concerns and revenge motivate individuals to punish uncooperative other individuals, (b) show that this is done especially when they possess the basic motivational orientation of a prevention focus. We (c) illustrate that individuals do not punish to acquire a good reputation in the eyes of others, and (d) elaborate on whether individuals punish to regulate satisfaction. Finally, we present empirically neglected motivational factors in studies on punishment in social dilemmas and discuss limitations and possible future directions in this field of research.

摘要

在社会困境的情况下，个人会在开发集体资源的同时受益于不合作的行为。防止不合作行为并增进合作的一个突出解决方案是建立一种制裁制度，即个人投入私人资源来惩罚不合作的互动伙伴。本综述旨在概述有关社会困境情况下惩罚的动机决定因素。具体来说，我们（a）概述了对公平的关注和报复促使个人惩罚不合作的其他个人，（b）表明这样做的确是在他们具有预防重点的基本动机取向的情况下。我们（c）说明，在他人眼中，个人不会为获得良好声誉而进行惩罚，（d）详细说明个人是否为了规范满意度而进行惩罚。最后，我们提出了在社会困境中的惩罚研究中经验上被忽略的动机因素，并讨论了该研究领域的局限性和可能的​​未来方向。