ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The relations among prosocial behavior, hedonic, and eudaimonic well-being in everyday life
Fulvio Gregori,
Belén López-Pérez,
Lucia Manfredi,
Nancy Eisenberg,
David Lundie,
Shannon Lee,
Maria Gerbino,
Concetta Pastorelli,
Antonio Zuffianò,
Fulvio Gregori
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorBelén López-Pérez
Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Search for more papers by this authorLucia Manfredi
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorNancy Eisenberg
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDavid Lundie
School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Search for more papers by this authorShannon Lee
School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Gerbino
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorConcetta Pastorelli
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Antonio Zuffianò
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Correspondence
Antonio Zuffianò, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFulvio Gregori,
Belén López-Pérez,
Lucia Manfredi,
Nancy Eisenberg,
David Lundie,
Shannon Lee,
Maria Gerbino,
Concetta Pastorelli,
Antonio Zuffianò,
Fulvio Gregori
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorBelén López-Pérez
Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Search for more papers by this authorLucia Manfredi
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorNancy Eisenberg
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDavid Lundie
School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Search for more papers by this authorShannon Lee
School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Gerbino
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorConcetta Pastorelli
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Antonio Zuffianò
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Correspondence
Antonio Zuffianò, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
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Introduction
Existing research highlights the significance of prosocial behavior (voluntary, intentional behavior that results in benefits for another) to people's well-being. Yet, the extent to which this expected positive relation operates at the within-person level (e.g., is more prosocial behavior than usual related to a higher than usual level of well-being?) while taking into account stable interindividual differences, remains a research question that deserves further investigation. In this study, we aimed to explore the relations between prosocial behavior and hedonic (HWB; subjective assessment of life satisfaction and happiness) and eudaimonic (EWB; actualization of human potential in alignment with personal goals, including concepts like meaning in life and closeness to others) well-being in daily life.
Method
Using ecological momentary assessment for 4 weeks, data were collected from two British samples, comprising 82 adolescents and 166 adults.
Results
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling revealed a positive relations between prosocial behavior and HWB/EWB at both between and within-person levels across the samples.
Conclusion
In summary, these findings further support the positive link between prosocial behavior and well-being in everyday life. Notably, this association was consistent across different age groups (adolescent and adults) at both between and within-person levels.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
The authors no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Data and analysis scripts used for this article can be accessed at the following link: https://osf.io/dg9ya/?view_only=ce693fa498cf4b85bdebd4e9d7d5093d.
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