PurposeIn recent years, crowdfunding has developed as a new fundraising alternative. Yet, the effects of the backing experience in reward and donation-based crowdfunding (DBCF) on well-being were researched only through qualitative practices. The current study offers a novel quantitative inquiry of the association between backing motivation and backers' well-being.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on a uniform questionnaire distributed among 700 Israeli adults, which included questions about backing experience, sense of meaning and social welfare.FindingsThe results indicate that only intrinsic backing motivation is associated with the sense of meaning in life. Non-investment crowdfunding offers a platform for people who are intrinsically motivated to increase their sense of meaning in life. Moreover, the authors find that the tendency to back further projects is associated with backers' sense of meaning in life.Social implicationsThe findings can promote a better matching between backers' desire for living the good life and entrepreneurs' desire to reach their funding targets. Social welfare implications are discussed.Originality/valueThe linkage between backers' well-being and crowdfunding has not been explored in quantitative studies. Hence, the study offers a novel approach and some new insights on this linkage.

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众筹者动机、意义感和社会福利的定量研究

目的近年来，众筹已经发展成为一种新的筹款方式。然而，仅通过定性实践研究了奖励和基于捐赠的众筹（DBCF）中的支持经验对福祉的影响。目前的研究对支持动机和支持者的幸福感之间的关系提供了一种新颖的定量调查。设计/方法/方法该研究基于分布在 700 名以色列成年人中的统一问卷，其中包括有关支持经验、意义感和社会福利。研究结果表明，只有内在的支持动机与生活的意义感相关。非投资众筹为那些有内在动力增加生活意义感的人提供了一个平台。而且，作者发现，支持进一步项目的倾向与支持者对生活的意义感有关。社会影响研究结果可以促进支持者对美好生活的渴望与企业家实现其资助目标的渴望之间的更好匹配。讨论了社会福利的影响。原创性/价值支持者的福祉与众筹之间的联系尚未在定量研究中进行探讨。因此，该研究为这种联系提供了一种新颖的方法和一些新的见解。原创性/价值支持者的幸福感与众筹之间的联系尚未在定量研究中进行探索。因此，该研究为这种联系提供了一种新颖的方法和一些新的见解。原创性/价值支持者的幸福感与众筹之间的联系尚未在定量研究中进行探索。因此，该研究为这种联系提供了一种新颖的方法和一些新的见解。