When helping hurts: Negative effects of benevolent care

Bergen, C. W. Von; Soper, Barlow; Rosenthal, Gary T.; Cox, Sherry J.; Fullerton, Roberta

doi:10.1016/s1078-3903(99)90013-7

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“…Helpgivers in professionally centered programs were judged poorly in terms of their use of both relational and participatory practices; helpgivers in family allied programs were judged better in their use of relational compared to participatory practices; and helpgivers in family centered programs were judged good on their use of both relational and participatory practices. The Study 1 findings are consistent with hypotheses about the operational differences between different models of intervention and helpgiving (Brickman et al, 1983;Rappaport, 1981Rappaport, , 1987, and previous research findings indicating that the paradigms implicitly or explicitly used to guide the development and implementation of intervention programs and practices are associated with different helpgiver behaviors and styles (Brickman et al, 1983;Malone, McKinsey, Thyer, & Straka, 2000;Newson & Schultz, 1998;Northouse, 1997;Von Bergen, Soper, Rosenthal, Cox, & Fullerton, 1999). The results extend previous research by demonstrating the differential relationships between program models and two different components of helpgiving practices.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Family‐Oriented Program Models and Professional Helpgiving Practices^*

Dunst¹,

Boyd²,

Trivette³

et al. 2002

Family Relations

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130

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The relationship between different models of family level interventions and two components of practitioner helpgiving (relational practices and participatory practices) was examined in two studies of parents of young children involved in different kinds of family oriented helpgiving programs. Relational and participatory aspects of helpgiving were found to be practiced less often in professionally centered programs compared to other kinds of family oriented programs. Participatory helpgiving practices that provided parents with (a) choices and options and (b) opportunities to be involved in both solutions to problems and acquisition of knowledge and skills that strengthen functioning were more likely to be found in programs that were family centered. Findings are discussed in terms of the importance of the models used to structure social and human services program practices.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Family‐Oriented Program Models and Professional Helpgiving Practices^*

Dunst¹,

Boyd²,

Trivette³

et al. 2002

Family Relations

153

130

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“…Although this has not, to our knowledge, been directly tested, past research has shown that other characteristics of the helper or context of helping can influence recipient responses. These characteristics include the recipients' self-esteem (e.g., Nadler, 1991;Nadler & Fisher, 1986), sense of competence (e.g., Von Bergen, Soper, Rosenthal, Cox, &Fullerton, 1999), andintergroup perceptions (e.g., Nadler, 2002). Although little previous research has been done on how helper motivation, in particular, might influence recipient responses (Algoe, 2006), we believe there are two reasons that motivation may predict recipient experiences.…”

Section: Recipient Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

When helping helps: Autonomous motivation for prosocial behavior and its influence on well-being for the helper and recipient.

Weinstein¹,

Ryan²

2010

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Self-determination theory posits that the degree to which a prosocial act is volitional or autonomous predicts its effect on well-being and that psychological need satisfaction mediates this relation. Four studies tested the impact of autonomous and controlled motivation for helping others on well-being and explored effects on other outcomes of helping for both helpers and recipients. Study 1 used a diary method to assess daily relations between prosocial behaviors and helper well-being and tested mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction. Study 2 examined the effect of choice on motivation and consequences of autonomous versus controlled helping using an experimental design. Study 3 examined the consequences of autonomous versus controlled helping for both helpers and recipients in a dyadic task. Finally, Study 4 manipulated motivation to predict helper and recipient outcomes. Findings support the idea that autonomous motivation for helping yields benefits for both helper and recipient through greater need satisfaction. Limitations and implications are discussed.

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“…After all, if being a donor makes a person feel more capable and connected, would not being a recipient make a person feel inadequate and alienated, or at least have the potential to do so? In support of this argument, research on nursing home patients finds that nurses' attempts at benevolence can actually backfire by producing dependence and a loss of efficacy on the part of the patient (Von Bergen et al 1999). Moreover, given that negative emotions tend to be experienced more acutely than positive ones (Baumeister et al 2001), it is possible that the net effect of these exchanges is unfavorable, or at least more negative than research tends to acknowledge.…”

Section: Investing In Othersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Motivation Theory to Develop a Transformative Consumer Research Agenda for Reducing Materialism in Society

Burroughs

Chaplin

Pandelaere

et al. 2013

Journal of Public Policy & Marketing

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Materialism represents a pervasive value in contemporary society and one that is associated with multiple negative consequences. Although a considerable amount of research has documented these consequences, little research has examined how materialism levels might be reduced. This article presents a research agenda for reducing materialism. The authors begin with an overview of the motivation theory of materialism, a humanistic perspective that holds that materialism is often an outward manifestation of deeper unmet psychological needs and insecurities. Thus, research that contributes to reducing materialism should do so by addressing these more fundamental inadequacies. To this end, the authors outline three emergent research areas that have potential to reduce materialism by enhancing self-esteem—namely, experiential consumption, prosocial giving, and healthy social development in children. The authors review research in each area, consider its relevance to the materialism question, and propose future research directions. They also present the public policy implications of these discussions.

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When helping hurts: Negative effects of benevolent care

Cited by 4 publications

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Family‐Oriented Program Models and Professional Helpgiving Practices^*

Family‐Oriented Program Models and Professional Helpgiving Practices^*

When helping helps: Autonomous motivation for prosocial behavior and its influence on well-being for the helper and recipient.

Using Motivation Theory to Develop a Transformative Consumer Research Agenda for Reducing Materialism in Society

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When helping hurts: Negative effects of benevolent care

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Family‐Oriented Program Models and Professional Helpgiving Practices*

Family‐Oriented Program Models and Professional Helpgiving Practices*

When helping helps: Autonomous motivation for prosocial behavior and its influence on well-being for the helper and recipient.

Using Motivation Theory to Develop a Transformative Consumer Research Agenda for Reducing Materialism in Society

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