Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor

Curry, Oliver Scott, Rowland, Lee A., Van Lissa, Caspar J., Zlotowitz, Sally, McAlaney, John, Whitehouse, Harvey·2018·Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
DOI 10.1016/j.jesp.2018.02.014

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