The authors present an overview of the academic literature on charitable giving based on a
literature review of more than 500 articles. They structure their review around the central …

Current research on prosocial behavior covers a broad and diverse range of phenomena.
We argue that this large research literature can be best organized and understood from a …

The objective of the present study was to construct and validate a short‐form version of the
Self‐Compassion Scale (SCS). Two Dutch samples were used to construct and cross …

Self-determination theory posits that the degree to which a prosocial act is volitional or
autonomous predicts its effect on well-being and that psychological need satisfaction …

Rising inequality of income and power, along with recent convulsions in the finance sector,
have made the search for alternatives to unbridled capitalism more urgent than ever. Yet few …

The hypothesis of group selection fell victim to a seemingly devastating critique in 1960s
evolutionary biology. In Unto Others (1998), we argue to the contrary, that group selection is …

Using two waves of panel data from Americans' Changing Lives (House 1995)(N= 2,681),
we examine the relationships between volunteer work in the community and six aspects of …

This study tests a model of creative role identity for a sample of Taiwanese employees.
Results showed creative role identity was predicted by perceived coworker creativity …

Community service often involves sustained prosocial actions by individuals. This article
focuses on one kind of such actions, volunteerism. Volunteerism involves long–term …

Written by four leading researchers in the study of prosocial behavior, this book introduces a
new perspective on prosocial behavior for the 21st century. Building on the bystander …