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Arvind Kakulte1, Samreen Shaikh1
1Department of Psychology, Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Background:
Prosocial behaviors are considered important moral and social behavior. Various researchers have found that prosocial behavior increases well-being; research is scarce on the effects of prosocial behavior on psychological well-being, positive and negative affect among adults.
Aim:
The present study investigated the relationship between prosocial behavior, psychological well-being, and positive and negative affect on adults.
Materials And Methods:
The study included 80 adults (19-25 years) males and females. Snowball and incidental sampling method is used for data collection. The tools used for the study are the Prosocial Personality Battery, Ryff's psychological well-being scale, and the positive and negative affect scale.
Results:
A positive correlation was found between prosocial behavior and psychological well-being (0.396 which is significant at 0.01 level). A positive correlation was also observed between prosocial behavior and positive affect (0.274 which is significant at 0.01 level). A negative correlation was found between prosocial behavior and negative affect (-0.191 which is significant at 0.05 level).
Conclusion:
People involved in Prosocial behavior showed a positive correlation with Psychological well-being and positive affect and a negative correlation with negative affects.
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