This study examined how the reason for donating influences the likelihood of charitable giving and whether well-being and happiness shape this relation. Students (N = 85) were asked to donate to either children struggling with learning (to reduce a deficit) or gifted children (to support growth). We expected that although generally people are more likely to offer money to reduce a deficit than to support growth, with an increase in happiness and well-being the difference in the odds of helping, resulting from these two motivations, would be diminished. The results showed that more people opted to help struggling children than gifted ones. Well-being and happiness were not related to willingness to help. They predicted the amount of support given, although the pattern of results was different for each psychological construct. The results are discussed with reference to a revised cost-reward model of intervention and concepts of wellbeing.

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“我会帮助但不是每个人”——在赤字与增长条件下向慈善机构捐款：幸福的重要性

本研究探讨了捐赠的原因如何影响慈善捐赠的可能性，以及幸福感和幸福感是否会影响这种关系。学生（N = 85）被要求向学习困难的儿童（减少赤字）或有天赋的儿童（支持成长）捐款。我们预计，尽管人们通常更愿意提供资金来减少赤字而不是支持增长，但随着幸福感和幸福感的增加，由这两种动机导致的帮助几率的差异将会缩小。结果表明，与有天赋的孩子相比，更多的人选择帮助有困难的孩子。幸福感和幸福感与乐于助人无关。他们预测了所给予的支持量，尽管每个心理结构的结果模式都不同。