title: Values and helping behavior: A study in four cultures.
abstract: Values are important factors in determining individuals' behaviours. Previous studies have examined the relations between values and helping behaviour, but usually in the context of a single culture. The current study examines the relations between personal value types and helping behaviour among university students (N = 722) in four cultures (Germany, Scotland-UK, Israel and Turkey). Across cultures, the value types of self-transcendence versus self-enhancement and conservation versus openness to change were positively related to helping. Specifically, self-transcendence values were positively related, and self-enhancement and openness to change values negatively related, to helping behaviour. The correlations pattern did not differ significantly between cultures.
authors.affiliation: Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Ella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Antoine Selim
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brezina
authors.forename: Charlotte Eva
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Strohmeier
authors.forename: Maris
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vainre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014421:Turkey; D006113:United Kingdom; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Behaviour; Cross-cultural psychology; Prosocial behaviour; Values