Australia; International
Guilt drives us towards behaving in ways that benefit others, sometimes at a cost to ourselves, according to international research which looked at what drives 'prosocial behaviour' across 20 countries, including Australia. Using various forms of a 'dictator game' in which one player - the dictator - can allocate money to themselves and another person, the researchers found that guilt, but not shame, is what drives us to make more prosocial choices. They also found that people tend to make choices that benefit others more when they know the full impact of their choices, as opposed to when they can remain blissfully ignorant.
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