Time and money are scarce and precious resources: people experience stress about having
insufficient time, and worry about having insufficient money. This chapter reviews research …

Highlights•The link between physiological measures and prosociality has been
inconsistent.•New analytic approaches are challenging our concept of what is …

Why does economic inequality continue to rise despite being disfavored and harmful to
individuals and society? To better understand this inequality paradox, we advance an …

Physiological synchrony within a dyad, or the degree of temporal correspondence between
two individuals' physiological systems, has become a focal area of psychological research …

The polyvagal theory suggests that the vagus nerve is the key phylogenetic substrate
enabling optimal social interactions, a crucial aspect of which is emotion recognition. A …

Previous research has shown that people of low subjective socioeconomic status (SES) are
more likely to experience compassion and provide help to others than people of high SES …

By the 3rd year of life, young children engage in a variety of prosocial behaviors, including
helping others attain their goals (instrumental helping), responding to others' emotional …

A practical how-to guide for promoting positive classroom cultures. A prosocial classroom is
easy to spot! Students are engaged in learning, have a warm relationship with the teacher …

We examined the role of the recipient's neediness as a moderator in the relation between
children's household religiosity and prosocial behavior. Examining the behavior of children …

Recent research has focused on the potential negative consequences of belonging to the
upper class. The present study attempted to directly replicate previous research examining …