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Prosocial Benefits of Feeling Free: Disbelief in Free Will Increases Aggression and Reduces Helpfulness

Roy F. Baumeister, E.J. Masicampo, C. Nathan DeWall

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2009. DOI 10.1177/0146167208327217

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 mixed. The earliest on record is from 2023.

Replications

• It Is Belief in Dualism, and Not Free Will, That Best Predicts Helping: A Conceptual Replication and Extension of Baumeister et al. (2009), Genschow (2023). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Outcome recorded: mixed. Overall, our results support the original findings, as belief in free will correlated with helping behavior. However, the results also show that the best predictor of helping behavior is not belief in free will but belief in dualism. Outcome read from the abstract. View paper

Cite this record

Baumeister, R. F., Masicampo, E. J., & DeWall, C. N. (2009). Prosocial Benefits of Feeling Free: Disbelief in Free Will Increases Aggression and Reduces Helpfulness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35(2), 260–268. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167208327217

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