Results 51 to 60 of about 180,141 (208)

A kind mind: effects of compassion-based meditation on prosocial intergroup outcomes in a South African pilot sample

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
Three decades into democracy, the corollaries of apartheid continue to pattern South African society, with complicated race feelings and resistance to reparative government policies still driving separation.
Adala M. Prevost   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Neuroimaging of Human Hypothalamus in Socioemotional Behavior: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
There exist extensive animal research and lesion studies in humans demonstrating a tight association between the hypothalamus and socioemotional behavior. However, human neuroimaging literature in this direction is still rather limited.
Andrea Caria, Ginevra Matilde Dall’Ò
doaj   +1 more source

Social Structure and Personality Assortment Among Married Couples [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
We study the influence of social structure on assortative mating for personality in a large national sample (n=3616) of married and cohabitating couples in the Netherlands.
Aken, Marcel A.G. van   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Dynamic Duos? Jamaican Fruit Bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) Do Not Show Prosocial Behavior in a Release Paradigm

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences, 2016
Once thought to be uniquely human, prosocial behavior has been observed in a number of species, including vampire bats that engage in costly food-sharing.
Eric Hoffmaster, Jennifer Vonk
doaj   +1 more source

Moral Growth Mindset is Associated with Change in Voluntary Service Engagement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Incremental implicit theories are associated with a belief regarding it is possible to improve one’s intelligence or ability through efforts. Previous studies have demonstrated that incremental implicit theories contributed to better academic achievement
Choi, Youn-Jeng   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Mimicry and Prosocial Behavior

open access: yesPsychological Science, 2004
Recent studies have shown that mimicry occurs unintentionally and even among strangers. In the present studies, we investigated the consequences of this automatic phenomenon in order to learn more about the adaptive function it serves. In three studies, we consistently found that mimicry increases pro-social behavior.
Baaren, R.B. van   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Ikhlas = Prososial ? (Studi Komparasi Berdasar Caps)

open access: yesPsikoislamika, 2011
Ikhlas is often interpreted as sincerity in helping or prosocial. This study aimed to test the common assumption by performing a comparative study based on the components in CAPS as the parameters.
Lu’luatul Chizanah
doaj   +1 more source

Prosocial Behavior as a Stress Moderator: The Physiological and Psychological Components [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Stress is a major part of everyday life for the majority of people, especially college students. Stress has a physiological response and serves an important purpose in the body.
Vannelli, Jessica
core   +1 more source

What does the intention to be a volunteer for a student with autism predict? the role of cognitive brain types and emotion and behavior characteristics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The study was designed to verify which cognitive brain types and behaviors in classroom predicted the intention to volunteer to become a peer buddy for a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Baiocco, Roberto   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Responding to natural disasters: Examining identity and prosociality in the context of a major earthquake [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
How does a major natural disaster relate to individuals’ orientation towards society? We collected repeated cross‐sectional surveys before (n = 644) and after the 2010 Chile earthquake (n = 1,389) to examine levels of national identity, prosocial values,
Blazek, Susanne   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy