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| Title |
Altruism, happiness, and health: it’s good to be good
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, June 2005
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| DOI | 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1202_4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephen G. Post |
| Abstract |
Altruistic (other-regarding) emotions and behaviors are associated with greater well-being, health, and longevity. This article presents a summary and assessment of existing research data on altruism and its relation to mental and physical health. It suggests several complimentary interpretive frameworks, including evolutionary biology, physiological models, and positive psychology. Potential public health implications of this research are discussed, as well as directions for future studies. The article concludes, with some caveats, that a strong correlation exists between the well-being, happiness, health, and longevity of people who are emotionally and behaviorally compassionate, so long as they are not overwhelmed by helping tasks. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 20% |
| Croatia | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Guinea | 1 | 3% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 12 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 22 | 73% |
| Scientists | 4 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 530 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | <1% |
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | <1% |
| Unknown | 508 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 91 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 85 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 80 | 15% |
| Researcher | 39 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 35 | 7% |
| Other | 111 | 21% |
| Unknown | 89 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 211 | 40% |
| Social Sciences | 65 | 12% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 23 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 4% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 20 | 4% |
| Other | 86 | 16% |
| Unknown | 103 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 384. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 December 2023.
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