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 …

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 …

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 …

A number of studies have shown that prosocial behavior is associated with enhanced well-
being, but most prior experimental studies have involved actual or potential face-to-face …

Humans are extraordinarily prosocial, and research conducted primarily in North America
indicates that giving to others is emotionally rewarding. To examine whether the hedonic …

This experiment investigates the effects of a seven-day kindness activities intervention on
changes in subjective happiness. The study was designed to test whether performing …

Humans are an extremely prosocial species. Compared to most primates, humans provide
more assistance to family, friends, and strangers, even when costly. 1 Why do people devote …

Researchers have long been interested in the relationship between income and happiness,
but a newer wave of work suggests that how people use their money also matters. We …

Numerous theories attempt to explain humans' extraordinary prosociality, but predictions are
rarely tested among antisocial individuals, whose dampened concern for others offers a …