Neural basis of prosocial behavior

YE Wu, W Hong - Trends in Neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
The ability to behave in ways that benefit other individuals' well-being is among the most
celebrated human characteristics crucial for social cohesiveness. Across mammalian …

Can positive and self-transcendent emotions promote pro-environmental behavior?

JM Zelenski, JE Desrochers - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Many scholars have suggested that people could improve their well-being by developing
closer connections with nature and that this would also promote the sustainable behaviors …

Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It's not (household) size that matters, it's who you're with

K Okabe-Miyamoto, D Folk, S Lyubomirsky, EW Dunn - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
To slow the transmission of COVID-19, countries around the world have implemented social
distancing and stay-at-home policies—potentially leading people to rely more on household …

Empathy is hard work: People choose to avoid empathy because of its cognitive costs.

CD Cameron, CA Hutcherson… - Journal of …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Empathy is considered a virtue, yet it fails in many situations, leading to a basic question:
When given a choice, do people avoid empathy? And if so, why? Whereas past work has …

[PDF][PDF] The interpersonal communication book

JA DeVito, J DeVito - Instructor, 2019 - pearsonhighered.com
Names: DeVito, Joseph A., author. Title: The interpersonal communication book/Joseph A.
DeVito, Hunter College of the City University of New York. Description: 15th edition.| Boston …

Is empathy associated with more prosocial behaviour? A meta‐analysis

Y Yin, Y Wang - Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Empathy is an important prerequisite for prosocial behaviour (PB). However, different
concepts and methodological tools have been used in research on the relationship between …

From virtual to prosocial reality: The effects of prosocial virtual reality games on preschool Children's prosocial tendencies in real life environments

A Shoshani - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Virtual Reality (VR) technology can provide new opportunities to promote prosocial learning
in young children. However, little empirical research has examined how this technology can …

Using prosocial behavior to safeguard mental health and foster emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A registered report of a randomized trial

A Miles, M Andiappan, L Upenieks, C Orfanidis - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic, the accompanying lockdown measures, and their
possible long-term effects have made mental health a pressing public health concern. Acts …

Prosocial behavior promotes positive emotion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MM Varma, D Chen, X Lin, LB Aknin, X Hu - Emotion, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about humans' physical and mental well-
being. In response, there has been an urgent “call to action” for psychological interventions …

[HTML][HTML] The happiness agenda: The next 10 years

JF Helliwell, R Layard, JD Sachs - World Happiness Report, 2023 - worldhappiness.report
Acknowledgment: Our main thanks are to the philosophers over the centuries who have
clarified the nature of a good life, to subjective well-being researchers over the past half …