Do You Suffer From Guilt-Proneness?
OK. So this isn't exactly a brainstorm. But did you know that if you are prone to guilt, you are probably more trustworthy than someone who isn't? Great. Guilt is good for something else. (As a friend says, an Italian mom says, "Eat this, or I'll kill you." A Jewish mom says, "Eat this or I'll kill myself." I have both.) ANYway, newswise.com reports that guilt is, yes, a powerful, motivator. New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business finds that when it comes to predicting who is most likely to act in a trustworthy manner, one of the most important factors is the anticipation of guilt, according to newswise.com. In a study, “Who is Trustworthy? Predicting Trustworthy Intentions and Behavior,” Chicago Booth Assistant Professor Emma Levine , Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s T. Bradford Bitterly and Maurice Schweitzer, and Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business’ Associate Professo...