The relation between trauma exposure and prosocial behavior.

Personality and geography: Introverts prefer mountains

“…Neuroticism was not associated with openness (r = À.04, p = .48), conscientiousness (r = À.001, p = .991), or agreeableness (r = .03, p = .596), whereas agreeableness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were moderately correlated with one another: r oc = .36, p < .001, r oa = .38, p < .001, r ca = .32, p < .001. We used Brody and Ehrlichman's scale in this study because it has shown good psychometric properties in previous research (e.g., Frazier et al, 2013;Kashdan & Steger, 2007;Oishi, Krochik, Roth, & Sherman, 2012). In addition, it is a nice compromise between the longer, more comprehensive scales (e.g., 120-items) and the extremely brief scale, which has only one or two items for each Big Five trait.…”

‘It’s up to you’: Experimentally manipulated autonomy support for prosocial behavior improves well-being in two cultures over six weeks

“…In addition, individuals who have great interest in helping others, a tendency to behave in a prosocial manner, and intentions to act courteously toward coworkers are relatively more likely to rate themselves as happier (Williams & Shiaw, 1999). Interestingly, a relationship between prosocial behavior and increased well-being has been found not just among psychologically healthy individuals (Thoits & Hewitt, 2001), but also among those who had experienced a recent traumatic event and were presumably in need of help themselves (Frazier et al, 2013).…”

Intervening to promote statements of gratitude: Informative incongruity between intention and behavior

“…Recipients of prosocial behavior are less likely to use drugs, more likely to have stronger interpersonal relationships, and better able to recover from traumatic experiences (Carlo, Crockett, Wilkinson, & Beal, 2011;Frazier et al, 2012;Lambert & Fincham, 2011). Performers of prosocial behavior also experience relationship benefits.…”