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Surveys in 136 countries, plus experiments in Canada, Uganda, India and South Africa, found the same pattern. Spending on others lifts mood in rich places and poor ones alike.

Lara Aknin and colleagues, 2013 · cross-cultural research on prosocial spending

Prosocial spending and well-being: cross-cultural evidence for a psychological universal, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 104(4), 635-652

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Lara Aknin and colleagues: Surveys in 136 countries, plus experiments in Canada, Uganda, India and South Africa, found the same pattern. Spending on others lifts mood in rich places and poor ones alike.