Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 884 g
Perspectives from Empirical Research
Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 884 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-518291-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Does a kindly, charitable interest in others have health benefits for the agent, particularly when coupled with helping behaviours? Although the answer remains unclear, researchers have established that there is an association between generous emotions, helping behaviour, and longevity. Increasingly, emotional states and their related behaviours are being studied by mainstream scientists in relation to health promotion and disease prevention. If helping affect or behaviour can be linked with health and longevity, there are significant implications for how we think about human nature and prosperity. Although studies show that those who are physically or psychologically overwhelmed by the needs of others do experience a stressful burden that can have significant negative health consequences, little attention has been given to whether there are health benefits from helping behaviour that is fulfilling, not overwhelming. In this book, Stephen Post brings together distinguished researchers from basic science to address this question in objective terms. The book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examines potential public health and practical implications of the existing data.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Behaviourismus
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
Weitere Infos & Material
- Part I: Research on Volunteering and Health
- Introduction
- 1: Doug Oman, Ph.D.: Does Volunteering Foster Physical Health and Longevity?
- 2: Carolyn Schwartz, Sc.D.: Altruism and Subjective Well-Being: Conceptual Model and Empirical Support
- 3: Paul Wink, Ph.D. and Michele Dillon, Ph.D.: Do Generative Adolescents Become Healthy Older Adults?
- 4: Elizabeth Midlarsky, Ph.D. and Eva Kahana: Altruism, Well-Being and Mental Health in Late Life
- 5: Gail Ironson, M.D., Ph.D.: Altruism and Health in HIV
- 6: Marc A. Musick, Ph.D. and Miranda R. Waggoner: Self-Initiated Volunteering and Mental Health
- 7: Peter L. Benson, Ph.D., E. Gil Clary, Ph.D., and Peter C. Scales, Ph.D.: Altruism and Health: Is There a Link During Adolescence?
- 8: Adam S. Hirschfelder, M.A. with Sabrina L. Reilly, M.A.: Rx: Volunteer A Prescription for Healthy Aging
- Part II: The Contribution of Altruistic Emotions to Health
- Introduction
- 9: Andrea Marques-Deak, Ph.D. and Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.: The Biology of Positive Emotions and Health
- 10: Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H.: Integrating Positive Psychology into Epidemiologic Theory: Reflections on Love, Salutogenesis, and Determinants of Population Health
- 11: George E. Valliant, M.D.: Generativity - A Form of Unconditional Love
- 12: Bita Ghafoori, Ph.D. and Robert Hierholzer, M.D.: The Role of Love, Attachment, and Altruism in Adjustment to Military Trauma
- 13: Deborah D. Danner, Ph.D., Wallace V. Friesen, Ph.D., Adah N. Carter, M.A.: Helping Behavior and Longevity: An Emotion Model
- 14: Charlotte V.O. Witvliet and Michael E. McCullough, Ph.D.: Forgiveness and Health: A Review and Theoretical Exploration of Emotion Pathways
- 15: Marivic Dizon, Ph.D., with Lisa D. Butler, Ph.D. and Cheryl Koopman, Ph.D.: Befriending Mans Best Friends: Does Altruism Toward Animals Promote Psychological and Physical Health?
- Part III: Evolutionary Models of Altruism and Health
- Introduction
- 16: Stephanie L. Brown, Ph.D., R. Michael Brown, Ph.D., Ashley Schiavone: Close Relationships and Health Through the Lens of Selective Investment Theory
- 17: David Sloan Wilson, Ph.D. and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D.: Health and the Ecology of Altruism
- 18: Christopher Boehm, Ph.D.: A Short History of Altruism and Health
- 19: Gregory Fricchione, M.D.: Altruistic Love, Resiliency and Health and the Role of Medicine
- 20: C. Sue Carter, Ph.D.: Monagamy, Motherhood, and Health
- Part IV: Altruism, Health and Religion
- Introduction
- 21: Allen M. Omoto, Ph.D. and Mich`ele M. Schlehofer, M.A.: Volunteerism, Religiousness, Spirituality, and the Health Outcomes of Older Adults
- 22: Neal Krause, Ph.D.: Altruism, Religion, and Health: Exploring the Ways in Which Helping Others Benefits Support Providers
- 23: Harold G. Koenig, M.D.: Altruistic Love and Physical Health
