Buchanan, Kathryn and Bardi, Anat (2010) Acts of Kindness and Acts of Novelty Affect Life Satisfaction. The Journal of Social Psychology, 150 (3). pp. 235-237. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00224540903365554
Buchanan, Kathryn and Bardi, Anat (2010) Acts of Kindness and Acts of Novelty Affect Life Satisfaction. The Journal of Social Psychology, 150 (3). pp. 235-237. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00224540903365554
Buchanan, Kathryn and Bardi, Anat (2010) Acts of Kindness and Acts of Novelty Affect Life Satisfaction. The Journal of Social Psychology, 150 (3). pp. 235-237. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00224540903365554
Abstract
The present experiment was designed to establish the effects of acts of kindness and acts of novelty on life satisfaction. Participants aged 18–60 took part on a voluntary basis. They were randomly assigned to perform either acts of kindness, acts of novelty, or no acts on a daily basis for 10 days. Their life satisfaction was measured before and after the 10-day experiment. As expected, performing acts of kindness or acts of novelty resulted in an increase in life satisfaction.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | kindness; life satisfaction; well-being |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2015 11:12 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 17:07 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/12649 |
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