Keep Nice and Carry on: Effect of Niceness on Well-Being.
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| Title: | Keep Nice and Carry on: Effect of Niceness on Well-Being. |
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| Authors: | Bialobrzeska, Olga (AUTHOR), Baba, Justyna (AUTHOR), Bedynska, Sylwia (AUTHOR), Cichocka, Aleksandra (AUTHOR), Cislak, Aleksandra (AUTHOR), Formanowicz, Magdalena (AUTHOR), Gocłowska, Małgorzata A. (AUTHOR), Jakubik, Zuzanna (AUTHOR), Kozakiewicz, Karolina (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Basic & Applied Social Psychology. 2023, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p138-156. 19p. 7 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Well-being, Satisfaction, Self-promotion, Happiness |
| Abstract: | 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01973533 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01973533.2023.2239410 |
