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Domain-Specific Greed.
Martin Weiß1, Julian Schulze2, Stefan Krumm2
1University Hospital Würzburg, Germany.
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
|January 25, 2023
Summary
This study introduces a domain-specific model of greed, identifying 10 distinct greed domains. Findings show generic greed mainly relates to money and material possessions.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Behavioral Economics
Background:
- Greed is an excessive desire for more, potentially at others' expense.
- Previous research has not fully explored the domain-specific nature of greed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and validate a domain-specific conceptualization of greed.
- To develop and test the DOmain-SPEcific Greed (DOSPEG) questionnaire.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and expert survey to identify greed domains.
- Two studies (N=725 and N=591) using statistical modeling (Bifactor-(S-1)) and self-/other-reports.
- Operationalization of greed domains using the DOSPEG questionnaire.
Main Results:
- Identified 10 distinct domains of greed.
- Established the domain-specific structure and convergent validity of greed.
- Demonstrated that generic greed primarily reflects a striving for money and material goods.
- Showed that specific greed domains offer incremental validity beyond general greed.
Conclusions:
- Greed can be effectively conceptualized as a domain-specific construct.
- The proposed onion model illustrates the structure of domain-specific greed.
- The DOSPEG questionnaire provides a valid measure for assessing these specific greed domains.
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