Communication and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: A Meta-Analytic Review

被引:310
作者
Balliet, Daniel [1 ]
机构
[1] Singapore Management Univ, Sch Social Sci, Singapore 178903, Singapore
关键词
social dilemmas; communication; cooperation; conflict; meta-analysis; PRISONERS-DILEMMA; GROUP-SIZE; GROUP IDENTITY; BEHAVIOR; COMMITMENT; COVENANTS;
D O I
10.1177/0022002709352443
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
Among the most researched solutions to social dilemmas is communication. Since the late 1950s, it has been well known that communication enhances cooperation in social dilemmas. This article reports a meta-analysis of this literature (forty-five effect sizes) and finds a large positive effect of communication on cooperation in social dilemmas (d = 1.01). This effect is moderated by the type of communication, with a stronger effect of face-to- face discussion (d = 1.21) compared to written messages (d = 0.46). The communication-cooperation relationship is also stronger in larger, compared to smaller, group social dilemmas. Whether communication occurred before or during iterated dilemmas did not statistically affect the communication-cooperation effect size. Results are discussed according to theory and research on communication in social dilemmas.
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页数:19
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