Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving. People ...

Psychologists are finding that simply spotting Batman in a public space can nudge people toward small acts of generosity, from picking up trash to helping a stranger. The emerging research suggests ...

Do nice guys finish last, or first? What about nice women? We continue to debate the relational value of kind, compassionate behavior. But one aspect of being “nice” that has been linked with romantic ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As a fifth-grade science teacher, Amber Lewis was used to managing classroom behavior through a system of rewards and consequences. But after meeting University of Missouri research ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Christi Bergin has devoted 40 years of her life to helping teachers and their students. Throughout her career, she’s noticed two simultaneous trends in the field that seem to be ...

Wealthy people are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior such as donating money or volunteering, according to a new global study. Wealthy people are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviour ...

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Western society typically promotes neo-liberal economic values of capital growth, both for the individual and society as a whole, as an ideal for prosperity. The basic idea is that free and ...