Do We Really Care for the World? Testing the Link between Transcendental Change Values and the Quixoteism Motive. Issue 6 (2nd November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oceja, Luis; Salgado, Sergio; Carrera, Pilar
• Is Part Of: Basic and applied social psychology. Volume 40:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 421
• Page End: 433
• Publication Date: 2018-11-02
• Subjects: Social psychology -- Periodicals; 302.05
• DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2018.1528153
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0197-3533

Abstract

Abstract: We conducted five studies to test the transcendental change constellation (TCC)–quixoteism hypothesis: The presence of a specific set of values labeled TCC elicits a motive with the ultimate goal of increasing the welfare of the world ( quixoteism ). First, the salience of the TCC increased the commitment to (Study 1) and preference for (Study 2) action aimed at improving the welfare of the world. Second, the centrality of the TCC was associated with the affective reaction towards (Study 3) and support for (Study 4) a prosocial initiative when the welfare of the world was previously threatened and the initiative was aimed at improving such welfare. In Study 5, the centrality of the TCC was related to a quixotic style of life.