Altruism and health: Perspectives from empirical research.

By S. Post. 2007

188 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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How researchers see this paper

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In Applied Psychology

1. Serena Chen
2. V. Saroglou
3. Juliana G. Breines

In Health

1. Juliana G. Breines
2. Serena Chen
3. V. Saroglou
4. J. Marcum
5. K. Neff
6. T. Schnell
7. D. P. Sullins
8. R. Hood

In Social Psychology

1. Juliana G. Breines
2. Serena Chen
3. V. Saroglou
4. K. Neff
5. Claire Prade
6. T. Schnell

Citations in the corpus

• Helping Others Shows Differential Benefits on Health and Well-being for Male and Female Teens (2009, background): “There is, however, emerging evidence that people who engage in altruistic practices are happier and healthier (Post 2007).”
• Activating the inner caregiver: The role of support-giving schemas in increasing state self-compassion (2013, background): “Research has shown, for example, that engaging in volunteer work and other kinds of helping behavior is associated with health and longevity (see Post, 2007 for a review), caring for an ailing loved one decreases mortality risk (Brown, Nesse, Vinokur, & Smith, 2003), personal sacrifice is…”
• Religion, spirituality, and altruism (2013, background): “Finally, an important psychological implication of altruism in a religious context is that prosocial attitudes and behaviors contribute to the agent’s well-being (Krause, 2007; Post, 2007).”