Values Alignment

Neiterman, Elena; Ladha, Raisa

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-10843-3_15

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“…There is no doubt that taking care of oneself is important and, as illustrated in the research mentioned above, the type of self-care (for example mindfulness meditation compared to treating oneself to ice cream) does indeed matter. Living in line with one's values (e.g., Neiterman & Ladha, 2022), fostering healthy relationships and being social in general (e.g., Sandstrom & Dunn, 2014), and practicing self-compassion (Zessin et al, 2015) have all been shown to be beneficial to psychological wellbeing. And there are times when putting on one's oxygen mask first, either to assist others or as a form of self-protection, is indeed the optimal strategy, for example for people at risk of burnout (e.g., Mikolajczak & Roskam, 2020).…”

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Getting outside of ourselves: Towards an other-oriented model of psychological health

Rosset,

El-Jor,

Kotsou

et al. 2024

Intnl. J. Wellbeing

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This paper examines key assumptions about the benefits of self-oriented care and other-oriented care that have been guiding considerable amounts of research and applications in psychology. More specifically, the paper questions the importance of what can be referred to as the ‘Oxygen Mask Assumption,’ the belief that it is often best to take care of oneself to better take care of others. Based on mounting evidence of the benefits of prosocial behaviour, both for the giver and the receiver, this paper proposes an explicitly other-oriented model of wellbeing. The paper first outlines the Oxygen Mask Assumption and research demonstrating the importance of self-oriented care and the implicit model guiding much of this research. This is followed by examining recent research on the benefits of prosocial behaviour, and the introduction of an other-oriented model of wellbeing. Predictions based on both models are evaluated in light of current research. Theoretical and practical implications of adopting an other-oriented model are discussed.

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