What the World Needs Now: An Intervention for Promoting Prosocial Behavior

被引：31

作者：

Baumsteiger, Rachel ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, New Haven, CT 06520 USA

来源：

BASIC AND APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2019年 / 41卷 / 04期

关键词：

MORAL IDENTITY; SELF; COMMUNITY; ELEVATION; ASSOCIATION; VALIDATION; GRATITUDE; ADULTHOOD; EFFICACY; HOPE;

D O I：

10.1080/01973533.2019.1639507

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Prosocial behavior benefits individuals and society. Thus, the purpose of this study was to develop a new, integrative intervention for fostering prosocial behavior. The intervention combines activities such as watching an elevating video, enacting prosocial behaviors, and reflecting on how those behaviors relate to one's values. An experiment with 116 adolescents and young adults indicated that the intervention was efficacious in enhancing prosocial behavior and related constructs (e.g., empathy) and that these effects were maintained 1 month later. These results have important implications for understanding and promoting prosocial habits.

引用

页码：215 / 229

页数：15

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