It's the Recipient That Counts: Spending Money on Strong Social Ties Leads to Greater Happiness than Spending on Weak Social Ties

Previous research has shown that spending money on others (prosocial spending) increases happiness. But, do the happiness gains depend on who the money is spent on? Sociologists have distinguished between strong ties with close friends and family and weak ties—relationships characterized by less fre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aknin, Lara B., Sandstrom, Gillian M., Dunn, Elizabeth W., Norton, Michael I.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21347326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017018

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21347326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017018

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