Exploring the Psychology of Inheritances

Author:

Kemp Simon1,Hunt Fiona1

Affiliation:

1. University of Canterbury, UK

Abstract

Summary: Three studies investigated inheritances. The first, a content analysis of 248 consecutive wills probated in Christchurch, indicated that people predominantly distribute their estates within their families, often to their spouse or equally among their children. Study 2 investigated the significance 89 beneficiaries attached to bequests they had received. Bequests of money or real estate were invested with less personal significance than bequests of specific objects. Study 3 questioned 38 informants about inheritance conflicts, which turned out to be long-lasting, usually confined within families, and common, especially where wills did not distribute resources equally.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

General Psychology,Social Psychology

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