{"id":8113,"date":"2024-01-31T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T13:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthforromania.org\/episod-podcast\/helping-others-a-conversation-about-prosocial-behaviours\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T20:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T17:29:43","slug":"helping-others-a-conversation-about-prosocial-behaviours","status":"publish","type":"podcast-episode","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthforromania.org\/en\/podcast-episode\/helping-others-a-conversation-about-prosocial-behaviours\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping others \u2013 a conversation about prosocial behaviours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prosocial behaviors are those behaviours that we do for others. If you want to learn more about the reasons why prosocial behaviours should be promoted, what influences the engagement in this type of behaviours and how they can develop, we invite you to listen to the podcast episode in full, and also to check the bibliographic sources used.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6ca2af32 gb-container-podcast-resources gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f19f2387 gb-container-podcast-resources-item gb-accordion__item\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-712cf52f gb-accordion__toggle gb-button-podcast-resources-title\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-712cf52f\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Episode resources<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0082fd91 gb-container-podcast-resources-content gb-accordion__content\">\n\n<p>(1) Aknin, L. B., Van de Vondervoort, J. W., &amp; Hamlin, J. K. (2018). Positive feelings reward and promote prosocial behavior. <em>Current Opinion in Psychology<\/em>, <em>20<\/em>, 55\u201359.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2017.08.017\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2017.08.017<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Apa Dictionary of Psychology. Retrieved August 23, 2023, from <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.apa.org\/prosocial\">https:\/\/dictionary.apa.org\/prosocial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(3) Crone, E. A., &amp; Achterberg, M. (2022). Prosocial development in adolescence. <em>Current Opinion in Psychology<\/em>, <em>44<\/em>, 220\u2013225.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2021.09.020\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2021.09.020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(4) Dahl, A., &amp; Brownell, C. A. (2019). The Social Origins of Human Prosociality. <em>Current Directions in Psychological Science<\/em>, <em>28<\/em>(3), 274\u2013279.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0963721419830386\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0963721419830386<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(5) Luberto, C. M., Shinday, N., Song, R., Philpotts, L. L., Park, E. R., Fricchione, G. L., &amp; Yeh, G. Y. (2018). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy, Compassion, and Prosocial Behaviors. <em>Mindfulness<\/em>, <em>9<\/em>(3), 708\u2013724.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12671-017-0841-8\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12671-017-0841-8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(6) Mesurado, B., Guerra, P., Richaud, M. C., &amp; Rodriguez, L. M. (2019). Effectiveness of Prosocial Behavior Interventions: A Meta-analysis. In P. \u00c1. Gargiulo &amp; H. L. Mesones Arroyo (Eds.), <em>Psychiatry and Neuroscience Update<\/em> (pp. 259\u2013271). Springer International Publishing.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-319-95360-1_21\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-319-95360-1_21<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(7) Helliwell, J., Aknin, L., Shiplett, H., Huang, H., &amp; Wang, S. (2017). <em>Social Capital and Prosocial Behaviour as Sources of Well-Being<\/em> (w23761; p. w23761). National Bureau of Economic Research.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3386\/w23761\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3386\/w23761<\/a> (8) Pfattheicher, S., Nielsen, Y. A., &amp; Thielmann, I. (2022). Prosocial behavior and altruism: A review of concepts and definitions. <em>Current Opinion in Psychology<\/em>, <em>44<\/em>, 124\u2013129.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2021.08.021\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2021.08.021<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":8107,"template":"","podcast_tag":[428,429],"class_list":["post-8113","podcast-episode","type-podcast-episode","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","podcast_tag-relationships","podcast_tag-self-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Helping others \u2013 a conversation about prosocial behaviours - Mental Health for Romania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discussion between two volunteers, medical and psychology students, about the development and benefits of prosocial behaviours.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthforromania.org\/en\/podcast-episode\/helping-others-a-conversation-about-prosocial-behaviours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Helping others \u2013 a conversation about prosocial behaviours - 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