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. 2018 Jan:41:e202.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X18001607.

Motivational (con)fusion: Identity fusion does not quell personal self-interest

Lowell Gaertner  1 , Amy Heger  1 , Constantine Sedikides  2
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Motivational (con)fusion: Identity fusion does not quell personal self-interest

Lowell Gaertner et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

We question whether altruistic motivation links identity fusion and extreme self-sacrifice. We review two lines of research suggesting that the underlying motivation is plausibly egoistic.

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