Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Human cooperation in changing groups in a large-scale public goods game

  • Kasper Otten,
  • Ulrich J. Frey,
  • Vincent Buskens,
  • Wojtek Przepiorka,
  • Naomi Ellemers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34160-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Little is known about the dynamics of human cooperation in groups with changing compositions. Using data from a large-scale and long-term online public goods game, this study shows how group changes are associated with temporarily lower cooperation.