AbstractAlthough moral cleansing—a form of self-regulation—has frequently been studied, existing evidence is mixed and its prerequisites remain unclear. We hypothesize that large, salient deviations from self-defined morality require regulation through moral cleansing, whereas small,...

This study reports data from a field experiment that was conducted to investigate the relevance of gift-exchange for charitable giving. Roughly 10,000 solicitation letters were sent to potential donors in the experiment. One third of the letters contained no gift, one third contained a small...

This study reports data from a field experiment that was conducted to investigate the relevance of gift-exchange for charitable giving. Roughly 10,000 solicitation letters were sent to potential donors in the experiment. One third of the letters contained no gift, one third contained a small...