According to new research, those who experience depression or anxiety symptoms can aid their own recovery by helping others. In contrast to two other therapy approaches used to treat depression or anxiety, the study found that practising acts of kindness resulted in...
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”—Scott Adams Being kind is often dismissed as a weakness. We live in a competitive environment that emphasizes winning at any cost. Nastiness and success seem...
Business organizations have been dominated by men for at least the last two centuries. Correspondingly, male-oriented values and behavioral characteristics — competitive aggressiveness, unemotional problem solving, rationality and logic–have been the organizational...
Study 1: Encouraging Pro-social Behavior in Adolescents Developmental psychologists long have debated whether individuals volunteer and help others because they are sympathetic or whether they are sympathetic because they are prosocial. Research from the University of...
If you think you’re hearing the word “empathy” everywhere, you’re right. It’s gone beyond the discussions by researchers and psychologists into the boardrooms of business and schools and politics. And we’ve seen ample examples of empathy expressed from Ukraine to...
