“…Increased team virtuality as a result of COVID-19 may also affect helping and prosocial behavior. While physical distancing among co-workers may reduce helping behaviors in the near term, prior research has shown that people should be bolder to request help from others since people do tend to be more willing to help, and give better-quality help, than is usually assumed (Newark, Bohns, & Flynn, 2017), perhaps especially during crises. Normal impediments to requesting help center on the feeling that it can be uncomfortable, awkward, and embarrassing (e.g., Bohns & Flynn, 2010), but "best practices" in virtual helping can assist help-seekers in overcoming these psychological barriers by maintaining personal privacy (Cleavenger & Munyon, 2015), reducing stigmatization (Ben-Porath, 2002), and instilling hope that things will get better once help is received (McDermott, et al, 2017).…”