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title

ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING: A META-ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE

author

Velasquez, Kassidy Renae

abstract

The purpose of this analysis is to determine meta-analytically whether or not being altruistic leads to flourishing. The literature examining the relationship between different forms of altruistic behavior and flourishing is expansive and varied enough to warrant a meta-analysis in order to establish systematically (a) whether or not the relationship between altruism and well-being is positive, (b) the strength of that relationship, and (c) whether or not the relationship between altruism and flourishing is causal. Analyses revealed that altruism was significantly positively correlated with both positive affect and life satisfaction, and that altruism is causally related to positive affect. Additionally, the size of the sacrifice made by the altruist did not moderate the relationship between altruism and flourishing for either positive affect or life satisfaction. The implications of these results as they relate to domain-specific virtues are discussed.

subject

Altruism

Flourishing

Meta-analysis

Morality

Virtue

Well-being

contributor

Fleeson, William (committee chair)

Furr, Richard M (committee member)

Jayawickreme, Eranda (committee member)

Miller, Christian B (committee member)

date

2016-05-21T08:35:48Z (accessioned)

2021-06-01T08:30:11Z (available)

2016 (issued)

degree

Psychology (discipline)

embargo

2021-06-01 (terms)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59303 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

type

Thesis