Keep Nice and Carry on: Effect of Niceness on Well-Being

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作者
Bialobrzeska, Olga [1 ,4 ]
Baba, Justyna [1 ]
Bedynska, Sylwia [1 ]
Cichocka, Aleksandra [2 ]
Cislak, Aleksandra [1 ]
Formanowicz, Magdalena [1 ]
Goclowska, Malgorzata A. [3 ]
Jakubik, Zuzanna [1 ]
Kozakiewicz, Karolina [1 ]
机构
[1] SWPS Univ Social Sci & Humanities Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
[2] Univ Kent, Canterbury, England
[3] Univ Bath, Bath, England
[4] SWPS Univ Social Sci & Humanities, Ctr Res Social Relat, Dept Psychol, Ul Chodakowska 19-31, PL-03815 Warsaw, Poland
关键词
PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SELF-DETERMINATION; MOTIVATION; CONSEQUENCES; SATISFACTION; METAANALYSIS; VALIDATION; PSYCHOLOGY; HAPPINESS;
D O I
10.1080/01973533.2023.2239410
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Practicing acts of kindness is beneficial to one's well-being, but is simply being nice to others also beneficial? In a correlational Study 1 (N = 497), self-reported behavioral niceness was positively correlated with happiness, self-satisfaction, relationships satisfaction, life meaning, and negatively correlated with depression. In two experimental studies, a one-day online intervention involving acting nicely (Study 2; N = 482) and recollecting one's nice behavior (Study 3; N = 317) resulted in higher mood, self-satisfaction, relationships satisfaction, and life meaning. The present findings suggest that acting in a nice manner, that is, in a warm and friendly way, toward others in everyday situations can promote one's well-being. Practicing niceness also promoted subsequent voluntary nice behavior.
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页码:138 / 156
页数:19
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