"The data are most consistent with the notion that receiving some but not enough money made participants’ needs---and the gap between their resources and needs-

"The data are most consistent with the notion that receiving some but not enough money made participants’ needs---and the gap between their resources and needs---more salient, which in turn generated feelings of distress." Sure, go ahead and distress me by giving me money. I'll somehow deal with it. This sounds completely condescending. Are the researchers assuming that the participants' moods are more important than being able to pay a few bills? Of course the amounts of money they're talking about aren't life-changing, but if you don't have enough money, every little extra bit helps.