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 …

Indicators of social progress are the primary drivers of public policy. If existing economic
measures of prosperity are complemented with wellbeing metrics that better capture …

There is an urgent need to identify lifestyle activities that reduce functional decline and
dementia associated with population aging. The goals of this article are to review critically …

I use a volunteer process model to organize a review of recent research on volunteerism,
focusing mainly on journal articles reporting survey research results. Scholars from several …

This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human
beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to …

Aristotle proposed that to achieve happiness and success, people should cultivate virtues at
mean or intermediate levels between deficiencies and excesses. In stark contrast to this …

Objectives: We examined the influence of prosocial orientations including altruism,
volunteering, and informal hel** on positive and negative well-being outcomes among …

Objectives. It has been considered a fact that informal social activities promote well-being in
old age, irrespective of whether they are performed with friends or family members …

This book offers an inspiring exploration of current findings from the psychology of meaning
in life, analysing cutting-edge research to propose practical, evidence-based applications …

Objectives. This review summarizes the current knowledge about volunteering in later life
and suggests 5 research questions at the forefront of knowledge development. Results …