Temporal focus: Thinking about the past, present, and future

AJ Shipp, B Aeon - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Temporal focus is characteristic thought about the past, present, and future.•Past
focus has maladaptive work and life outcomes such as depression.•Present focus increases …

Inspiring prosociality in hotel workplaces: Roles of authentic leadership, collective mindfulness, and collective thriving

CM Wu, TJ Chen - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2019 - Elsevier
Drawing from social learning theory and the conservation of resources theory, this study
examines the relationships between authentic leadership, collective mindfulness, collective …

Distinct routes to understand the relationship between dispositional optimism and life satisfaction: Self-control and grit, positive affect, gratitude, and meaning in life

X Oriol, R Miranda, C Bazán, E Benavente - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the last years, understanding the implications of prospective thinking toward the future
has become of increasing interest. This study aims to delve into the relation between …

What the world needs now: An intervention for promoting prosocial behavior

R Baumsteiger - Basic and applied social psychology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Optimism and subjective well-being in nursing home older adults: the mediating roles of gratitude and social support

C Liu, D Luo, Y Zhou, G Zhang, X Feng, Z Wang… - Geriatric Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine the level of subjective well-being (SWB) and the mediating roles of
gratitude and social support in the relationship between optimism and SWB amongst older …

Can hel** others strengthen teens? Character strengths as mediators between prosocial behavior and adolescents' internalizing symptoms

LM Padilla-Walker, MA Millett… - Journal of adolescence, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Identifying protective factors against internalizing behaviors during adolescence
is a public health priority, as rates of depression and anxiety are rising. As such, the purpose …

Psychological capital mediates the influence of meaning in life on prosocial behavior of university students: A longitudinal study

S Zhang, YN Fu, Q Liu, O Turel, Q He - Children and Youth Services Review, 2022 - Elsevier
Meaning in life is a summative cognition of valuable goals, life purpose, and relationships
among things and people. A central feature of meaning in life is the broad consideration of …

Considering purpose through the lens of prospection

KC Bronk, C Mitchell - The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In 2013, Martin Seligman and colleagues introduced an idea that turned a
traditional psychological notion on its head: rather than being driven by the past, human …

Links between self-regulation patterns and prosocial behavior trajectories from middle childhood to early adolescence: a longitudinal study

C Ritgens, R Bondü, P Warschburger - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Prosocial behavior that conforms to social norms and serves the good of others requires
particularly high self-regulatory competences, because it is often in contrast with one's own …

Everyday hel** is associated with enhanced mood but greater stress when it is more effortful

E Pronizius, PAG Forbes, AC Feneberg, B Miculescu… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Our affective states can influence whether we help others and after hel** we often
experience improved affect. One important factor determining whether we help, is the …