Emotion and prosocial giving in older adults
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Laura L. Carstensen; Kevin Chi
- Source
- Nat Aging
- Subject
- Aging
Population ageing
Relative wealth
Prosocial behavior
Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Psychology
Older people
Article
Developmental psychology
- Language
- English
A new study provides broad evidence that older people are more generous than their younger counterparts, but that they favor local over global giving. In light of population aging and the relative wealth controlled by older citizens, it is important to identify the factors that contribute to these differences.