To Help or Not to Help? Prosocial Behavior, Its Association With Well-Being, and Predictors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors
Haller, E., Lubenko, J., Presti, G., Squatrito, V., Constantinou, M., Nicolaou, C., Papacostas, S., Aydın, G., Chong, Y. Y., Chien, W. T., Cheng, H. Y., Ruiz, F. J., García-Martín, M. B., Obando-Posada, D. P., Segura-Vargas, M. A., Vasiliou, V. S., McHugh, L., Höfer, S., Baban, A., Dias Neto, D., Nunes da Silva, A., Monestès, J. L., Alvarez-Galvez, J., Paez-Blarrina, M., Montesinos, F., Valdivia-Salas, S., Ori, D., Kleszcz, B., Lappalainen, R., Ivanović, I., Gosar, D., Dionne, F., Merwin, R. M., Karekla, M., Kassianos, A. P., Gloster, A. T.
Journal
Frontiers in Psychology
Abstract
Multinational cross-sectional study (N=9,496) on prosocial behavior during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Prosocial behavior was frequent and associated with better well-being. The strongest predictors were perceived social support, stress, positive affect, and psychological flexibility; similar patterns across regions.