Abstract

This study was designed and executed with the intention to discover if there was a relationship between the amount of altruistic acts they have performed, and the attitudes towards political topics. Participants were registered voter’s in the United States and were not asked any demographic questions. This study purely focused on the responses to an Altruism Personality Assessment and a Political Attitudes Questionnaire. This study concluded with the discovery of no correlation between the amount of Altruistic acts they have performed in their life and their political opinions. It was discovered this study used an Altruism Assessment Scale that incorrectly assessed altruism. In addition, the lack of demographic questions allowed no other conclusions to be drawn.

Recommended Citation

Mansdoerfer, Aleksander (2017) "Correlational Study Between Conservatism and Altruism," Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 20, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/psych_journals/vol1/iss20/8