In recent decades, numerous studies have suggested a positive relationship between
prosociality and well-being. What remains less clear are (a) what the magnitude of this …

Research in the scientific literature increasingly demonstrates that empathy consists of
multiple dimensions, and that defining empathy as a single encompassing term may be …

Do acts of kindness improve the well-being of the actor? Recent advances in the
behavioural sciences have provided a number of explanations of human social, cooperative …

Meaningful work is a key element of positive functioning of employees, but what makes work
meaningful? Based on research on self-determination theory, basic psychological needs …

Highlights•Positive feelings reinforce prosocial behavior.•Positive feelings, such as
happiness, predict prosocial behavior.•Engaging in prosocial behavior leads to positive …

Research indicates that spending money on others—prosocial spending—leads to greater
happiness than spending money on oneself (eg, Dunn, Aknin, & Norton, 2008, 2014). These …

Using samples from Canada (N= 1220) and the United States (N= 1001), we examined how
performing a variety of pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) predicted life satisfaction …

Generous behaviour is known to increase happiness, which could thereby motivate
generosity. In this study, we use functional magnetic resonance imaging and a public pledge …

The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has
influenced discussions around AI, brain–computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life …

Perhaps one of the most reaffirming findings to emerge over the past several decades is that
humans not only engage in generous behavior, they also appear to experience pleasure …