Collectivists give bribes, than individualists is more often

Sources of formation of a habit to give "recoils" researchers from University of Toronto have decided to find. It has appeared that in bribery prosperity it is guilty … spirit of a collectivism, — transfers PhysOrg, referring to article in Psychological Science.

To begin with researchers have spent polls among managers (17 thousand persons) in 21 economically most developed country. In particular, scientists such psychological features of respondents as pride, fidelity, feeling of unity as which they feel in a family and on work interested. Besides, there was a question as often interrogated offer bribes to the partners from other countries for "the positive" decision of the questions.

The second part of research work on a bribery theme consisted in modelling of behaviour of volunteers to check up the initial conclusions made during the analysis of the statistical information.

So, experimental students-economists have divided on two groups: at half by means of psychological methods have developed spirit of a collectivism, and from the second "have brought up" individualists. After a while researchers have interviewed among "collectivists" and "individualists" on a theme of responsibility which they bear, offering bribes and as are often inclined to do it.

It was found out that participants of the first group are is more often inclined «to give on a paw» as feel smaller degree of responsibility, psychologically dividing it with members of the group.