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Schloesser, Thomas, Berger, Sebastian and Fetchenhauer, Detlef (2018). Justice Sensitivity and Cooperation Dynamics in Repeated Public Good Games. Soc. Justice Res., 31 (1). S. 1 - 23. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-6725

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Abstract

It is frequently observed that despite individual incentives to free ride, humans decide to cooperate with each other to increase social payoffs. In the current research, we address the effects of individual differences in justice sensitivity on cooperation. Using incentivized repeated public good games, we find that individual differences in justice sensitivity-the ease of perceiving, remembering, and reacting to injustice from the perspectives of an observer, beneficiary, or perpetrator, but not victim-substantially predicts cooperation in the absence of a punishment option. In contrast, when costly punishment is allowed for, cooperation becomes strategic as it also aims at avoiding subsequent punishment. If such a sanctioning mechanism is in place, justice sensitivity no longer predicts cooperation. The results regarding the degree of cooperation as reaction to initial non-cooperation of one's counterparts highlight the role of justice-concerning personality traits for the sufficient provision of public goods, as sanctioning institutions are not always possible, effective, or suitable.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schloesser, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Berger, Sebastian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fetchenhauer, Detlef UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-195221
DOI:	10.1007/s11211-017-0300-7
Journal or Publication Title:	Soc. Justice Res.
Volume:	31
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 1 - 23
Date:	2018
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1573-6725
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL VALUE ORIENTATION; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; ALTRUISTIC PUNISHMENT; DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE; PERSONALITY-TRAITS; BEHAVIOR; INTERVENTIONS; PREFERENCES; INJUSTICE; PROVISION Multiple languages Psychology, Social; Sociology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19522