Social Value Orientation and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: A Meta-Analysis
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- 17 June 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
- Vol. 12 (4), 533-547
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430209105040
Abstract
This article reports a meta-analysis of 82 studies assessing the relationship between social value orientation (SVO) and cooperation in social dilemmas. A significant and small to medium effect size was found (r = .30). Results supported a hypothesis that the effect size was larger when participants were not paid (r = .39) than when they were paid (r = .23). The effect size was also larger in give-some (r = .29) as opposed to take-some (r = .22) games. However, contrary to expectations, the effect was not larger in one-shot, as opposed to iterated games. Findings are discussed in the context of theory on SVO and directions for future research are outlined.Keywords
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