This paper introduces the concept of “altruism born of suffering,” and provides a review and
integration of relevant research and theories from various disciplines. In contrast to the well …

Research on altruism has focused on its positive roots, whereas research on the effects of
victimization and suffering has focused on aggression and difficulties in functioning …

This article reports the results of 2 studies examining altruism born of suffering (E. Staub &
JR Vollhardt, 2008). More specifically, we examined inclusive altruism born of suffering …

Schadenfreude, or pleasure in another person's misfortune, has been linked to a cognitive
appraisal that other deserves the misfortune. In the present study we develop a structural …

Highlights•People feel pleasure when they witness competitive out-group members'
pain.•This pleasure is associated with engagement of neural systems that support …

Experiencing past adversity traditionally has been linked to negative life outcomes.
However, emerging evidence suggests that heterogeneity exists with respect to links …

The purpose of this study was to assess the relation between trauma exposure and
prosocial behavior. Undergraduate students (N= 1,528) completed online measures of …

This article explores the synergies between recent developments in the social identity of
helping, and advantaged groups' prosocial emotion. The authors review the literature on the …

When someone suffers a mishap, a setback or a downfall, we sometimes find ourselves
experiencing schadenfreude-an emotion defined as deriving pleasure from another's …

Caring that develops can be limited to a particular group of people, to some" in-group." I will
note the importance of inclusive caring, moral courage, and positive bystandership both on …