@article{ref1,
title="Self-reported voluntary blame-taking: kinship before friendship and no effect of incentives",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2021",
author="Schneider, Teresa and Sauerland, Melanie and Merckelbach, Harald and Puschke, Jens and Cohrs, J. Christopher",
volume="12",
number="",
pages="e621960-e621960",
abstract="Inspired by theories of prosocial behavior, we tested the effect of relationship status and incentives on intended voluntary blame-taking in two experiments (Experiment 2 was pre-registered). Participants (N (E1) = 211 and N (E2) = 232) imagined a close family member, a close friend, or an acquaintance and read a scenario that described this person committing a minor traffic offense. The person offered either a monetary, social, or no incentive for taking the blame. Participants indicated their willingness to take the blame and reasons for and against blame-taking. Overall, a sizable proportion of participants indicated to be willing to take the blame (E(1): 57.8%; E(2): 34.9%). Blame-taking rates were higher for family members than close friends or acquaintances in both experiments, as expected. Unexpectedly, there was no difference between a close friend and an acquaintance in Experiment 2. Social incentives did not have an effect on voluntary blame-taking in either experiment. Neither did we find an interaction between relationship status and incentives. The results highlight the importance of kin relationships in the context of voluntary blame-taking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621960",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621960"
}