Experimental effects of social behavior on well-being

Regan, Annie; Radošić, Nina; Lyubomirsky, Sonja

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2022.08.006

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“…Specifically, self-disclosure ( vs non-disclosure) of negative experience seemed to evoke greater enhancement in prosocial behavior. This finding echoes prior observations that disclosing self-relevant information to a responsive partner bolsters feelings of closeness and intimacy, in turn promoting positive psychological and relational outcomes ( Reis and Shaver, 1988 ; Regan et al ., 2022 ). Our results also highlight the value of engaging in deep conversations, involving intimate self-disclosure.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

How self-disclosure of negative experiences shapes prosociality?

Cheng,

Wang,

Guo

et al. 2024

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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People frequently share their negative experiences and feelings with others. Little is known, however, about the social outcomes of sharing negative experiences and the underlying neural mechanisms. We addressed this dearth of knowledge by leveraging functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) hyperscanning: while dyad participants took turns to share their own (self-disclosure group) or a stranger’s (non-disclosure group) negative and neutral experiences, their respective brain activity was recorded simultaneously by fNIRS. We observed that sharing negative (relative to neutral) experiences enhanced greater mutual prosociality, emotional empathy and interpersonal neural synchronization (INS) at the left superior frontal cortex in the self-disclosure group compared to the non-disclosure group. Importantly, mediation analyses further revealed that in the self-disclosure (but not non-disclosure) group, the increased emotional empathy and INS elicited by sharing negative experiences relative to sharing neutral experiences promoted the enhanced prosociality through increasing interpersonal liking. These results indicate that self-disclosure of negative experiences can promote prosocial behaviors via social dynamics (defined as social affective and cognitive factors, including empathy and liking) and shared neural responses. Our findings suggest that when people express negative sentiments, they incline to follow up with positive actions.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

How self-disclosure of negative experiences shapes prosociality?

Cheng,

Wang,

Guo

et al. 2024

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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“…Secara umum dapat dikelompokkan menjadi dua kategori utama, yaitu (1) aktivitas yang dilakukan dengan orang lain dan (2) aktivitas yang berdampak positif bagi orang lain. Hal ini sejalan dengan tinjauan mengenai efek aktivitas sosial terhadap well-being yang mengelompokkan aktivitas sosial menjadi beberapa tipe, secara umum terdiri dari dua tipe utama yaitu aktivitas yang berkaitan dengan altruisme (prosociality dan gratitude) serta aktivitas yang dilakukan bersama orang lain (extraversion dan brief social interaction) [20]. Meskipun sebagian besar partisipan menghayati aktivitas sosial sebagai aktivitas yang dilakukan bersama dengan orang lain, beberapa partisipan menghayatinya sebagai aktivitas yang mengarah kepada aktivitas sosial yang berdampak positif pada orang lain.…”

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“…Dampak terakhir yang dirasakan oleh partisipan dengan melakukan aktivitas sosial adalah social gain yaitu merasakan mendapatkan sesuatu secara sosial seperti misalnya mempererat hubungan dengan orang lain. Apabila mengacu pada model mekanisme pada intervensi behavioral well-being, melakukan aktivitas sosial seperti interaksi sosial ataupun prosocial behavior akan meningkatkan perasaan social connection antara orang yang sedang berinteraksi yang pada akhirnya dapat meningkatkan well-being pada individu [20].…”

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Mahasiswa Bahagia: Aktivitas Sosial dan Dampaknya terhadap Kebahagiaan Mahasiswa

Putra,

Hanami,

Hanifah

2024

jpsy

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Mahasiswa merupakan salah satu kelompok yang rawan mengalami permasalahan terkait kesehatan mental apabila dibandingkan dengan populasi umum. Maka dari itu dibutuhkan cara untuk bisa menanggulangi kondisi kesehatan mental mahasiswa yang buruk. Salah satu intervensi yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kebahagiaan pada mahasiswa adalah Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI). PPI dapat dilakukan dalam berbagai cara, salah satunya ialah aktivitas sosial. Berdasarkan penelitian sebelumnya, aktivitas sosial merupakan salah satu bentuk PPI yang didukung kuat oleh penelitian dapat meningkatkan well-being atau kebahagiaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pemaknaan mahasiswa akan aktivitas sosial serta berbagai jenis aktivitas sosial yang dilakukan mahasiswa yang dapat meningkatkan kebahagiaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Partisipan penelitian berjumlah 24 orang mahasiswa dari berbagai fakultas yang diperoleh melalui metode convenience sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui google form dengan menanyakan pemaknaan mengenai aktivitas sosial serta aktivitas sosial seperti apa yang meningkatkan kebahagiaan pada mahasiswa. Data pada penelitian ini kemudian dianalisis dengan melakukan pengodean, kemudian dilakukan proses pencarian tema dengan cara mengelompokkan kode-kode yang serupa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas sosial dimaknakan sebagai aktivitas yang dilakukan bersama orang lain dan aktivitas yang berdampak positif bagi orang lain. Selain itu, ditemukan empat jenis aktivitas sosial yang dilakukan oleh mahasiswa, yang dikelompokan menjadi Aktivitas Kebaikan, Akademik, Non-Akademik, dan Santai. Secara umum, setelah melakukan aktivitas sosial, partisipan merasakan beberapa manfaat, yang dikelompokkan menjadi Self-Development, Enjoyment, serta Social Gain. Meskipun begitu, ketika dilakukan secara berlebihan aktivitas sosial dapat menimbulkan kelelahan.

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“…The degree to which a social action satisfies those goals should therefore moderate how positive it makes a person feel, and possibly also moderate the degree to which people's expectations are calibrated with their experience. The goal‐directed nature of sociality helps to explain why recalling an act of kindness makes people feel better when it is motivated by other‐oriented goals than when it is motivated by self‐oriented goals (Wiwad & Aknin, 2017; see also Nelson et al, 2016; Regan et al, 2022). A wise consumer would not attempt to engage with others at all opportunities, but rather would keep an eye out for sincere opportunities in which they could easily enhance another's wellbeing, as such activities are not only likely to have a surprisingly positive impact on others but increase one's own wellbeing as well.…”

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“…As intuitive as this may be, existing research simply does not confirm it. Over the course of a given day, people tend to feel happier when they are acting extraverted than when acting introverted regardless of their reported level of extraversion, and both short laboratory sessions and weeks‐long field experiments consistently find that people are happier when instructed to act extraverted than when asked to act introverted, again regardless of their reported level of extraversion (as long as they are following experimental instructions; Regan et al, 2022). Even when extraverts and introverts do differ in their enjoyment of a social interaction, such as in a large group conversation, people across the extraversion spectrum may underestimate their enjoyment to a similar degree (Duffy et al, 2018).…”

Section: Interactions: Under‐altruism and Bowling Alone?mentioning

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Understanding undersociality: Intentions, impressions, and interactions

Kumar

Epley

2022

J Consum Psychol

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Ratner et al. (2023) raised the broader issue of how to enhance one's own wellbeing-that is, how to engage in "self-care"-noting that "a consumer who seeks to improve her wellbeing might wonder: What is the appropriate mix of other-oriented versus self-oriented consumption?" We note that a consumer who seeks wellbeing in this way may not experience as much of a boost in wellbeing from connecting with others as those who are trying to connect with others without focusing on "selfcare." Existing research suggests that other-oriented behavior increases one's own wellbeing indirectly, by achieving basic human goals of relational connection, competency, and autonomy (Dunn et al., 2014). Connecting with others therefore feels good to the extent that it creates a sense of connection with another person,

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Experimental effects of social behavior on well-being

Cited by 10 publications

References 113 publications

How self-disclosure of negative experiences shapes prosociality?

How self-disclosure of negative experiences shapes prosociality?

Mahasiswa Bahagia: Aktivitas Sosial dan Dampaknya terhadap Kebahagiaan Mahasiswa

Understanding undersociality: Intentions, impressions, and interactions

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