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Structural solutions to social dilemmas: A field study on commuters' willingness to fund improvements in public transit.

Joireman, Jeffrey A., van Lange, Paul A. M., Van Vugt, Mark, Wood, Amanda, Leest, Tricia Vander, Lambert, Chris (2001) Structural solutions to social dilemmas: A field study on commuters' willingness to fund improvements in public transit. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31 (3). pp. 504-526. ISSN 0021-9029. (doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02053.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4361)

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Abstract

The present field study examined commuters’(N = 152) willingness to fund improvements in public transit. Consistent with Samuelson's (1993; Samuelson & Messick, 1995) multiattribute evaluation model of structural change in social dilemmas, support for the transit plan was higher when it was perceived to be (a) effective at reducing congestion and pollution, (b) personally beneficial, and (c) fair in terms of taxes and benefits. Also consistent with predictions, these relationships were moderated by individual differences in social value orientation (MClintock, 1968) and the consideration of future consequences (CFC; Strathman, Gleicher, Boninger, & Edwards, 1994). Prosocials responded more to the perceived fairness of the plan, while proselfs responded more to the plan's effectiveness in reducing congestion. Low CFCs responded more to the plan's personal benefits and effectiveness in reducing congestion, while high CFCs responded more to the plan's effectiveness in reducing pollution.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02053.x
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: C.A. Simms
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2008 13:11 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 09:35 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4361 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Van Vugt, Mark.

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