Rational Altruism vs. Moral Foundations : What Drives Polish Youth to Help Ukrainian Refugees?

• Autorzy: Tomasz Kwarciński , Iana Okhrimenko , Katarzyna Anna Ostasiewicz

Warianty tytułu

Racjonalny altruizm a fundamenty moralne : co skłania polską młodzież do pomocy ukraińskim uchodźcom?

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper examines the moral factors that motivate altruistic behavior on the part of Polish students toward Ukrainian war refugees within the context of economic theories on altruism. An online survey is used to itemise the students' altruistic acti-vities, explore what they see as their moral obligations, and elicit their views on supporting refugees. The data are analyzed in relation to Jonathan Haidt's five moral foundations using correlation analysis and logistic models. The findings suggest that Haidt's care/harm foundation significantly influences altruistic conduct towards refugees. The fairness/reciprocity foundation is negatively correlated with supporting refugees when such support is perceived as unfair. Expanding the circle of moral obligations (referred to as loyalty circles) is shown to have a positive and mostly significant effect on altruistic behavior. Moreover, the study shows that some Polish students acted contrary to their stated social preferences by supporting Ukrainian refugees despite believing that it is unfair. The paper concludes that these findings challenge the mainstream economic theories on altruism. (original abstract)

Celem artykułu jest analiza moralnych czynników motywujących altruistyczne zachowania polskich studentów wobec uchodźców wojennych z Ukrainy w kontekście ekonomicznych teorii altruizmu. Za pomocą ankiety internetowej zbadano altruistyczne działania studentów, ich przekonania na temat obowiązków moralnych oraz poglądy dotyczące wsparcia uchodźców. Dane analizowano w odniesieniu do pięciu fundamentów moralnych Jonathana Haidta z wykorzystaniem metod statystycznych: analiza korelacji, modele logitowe. Wykazano, że fundament troska/krzywda istotnie wpływa na altruistyczne działania wobec uchodźców, fundament sprawiedliwość/wzajemność jest negatywnie skorelowany z udzielaniem pomocy, gdy ta pomoc jest uważana za niesprawiedliwą, a poszerzanie kręgu zobowiązań moralnych ma istotny pozytywny wpływ na altruistyczne zachowania. Ujawniono również, że niektórzy polscy studenci działali wbrew swoim deklarowanym preferencjom społecznym i wspierali ukraińskich uchodźców, mimo że uważali to za niesprawiedliwe. Uzyskane wyniki stanowią wyzwanie dla dominującego w ekonomii podejścia do altruistycznych zachowań. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Youth; Refugees; Altruism

PL

Młodzież; Uchodźcy; Altruizm

• Czasopismo: Ekonomista
• Rocznik: 2023
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 429--453

Twórcy

autor

Tomasz Kwarciński

• Krakow University of Economics

autor

Iana Okhrimenko

• Lazarski University

autor

Katarzyna Anna Ostasiewicz

• Wroclaw University of Economics and Business

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DOI

10.52335/ekon/174761