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The Psychological Consequences of Money

2006; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 314; Issue: 5802 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.1132491

1095-9203

Kathleen D. Vohs, Nicole L. Mead, Miranda Goode,

Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Money has been said to change people's motivation (mainly for the better) and their behavior toward others (mainly for the worse). The results of nine experiments suggest that money brings about a self-sufficient orientation in which people prefer to be free of dependency and dependents. Reminders of money, relative to nonmoney reminders, led to reduced requests for help and reduced helpfulness toward others. Relative to participants primed with neutral concepts, participants primed with money preferred to play alone, work alone, and put more physical distance between themselves and a new acquaintance.