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Positive social behavior and morality

Ervin Staub
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The article was published on 1978-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 337 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social relation & Social competence.

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Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers : a functional approach

TL;DR: Evidence for predictive validity is provided by a laboratory study in which VFI motivations predicted the persuasive appeal of messages better when message and motivation were matched than mismatched, and by field studies in which the extent to which volunteers' experiences matched their motivations predicted satisfaction.
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The Relation of Empathy to Prosocial and Related Behaviors

TL;DR: Low to moderate positive relations generally were found between empathy and both prosocial behavior and cooperative/socially competent behavior and the method of assessing empathy did influence the strength of the relations.
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Gender and Helping Behavior. A Meta-Analytic Review of the Social Psychological Literature

TL;DR: According to the social role theory of gender and helping as mentioned in this paper, the male gender role fosters helping that is heroic and chivalrous, whereas the female gender role fosterers helping behavior that is nurturant and caring.
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Prosocial Organizational Behaviors

TL;DR: The construct of prosocial organizational behavior is defined and 13 specific forms are described in this article, which vary according to whether they are functional or dysfunctional for organizational effectiveness, prescribed or not prescribed as part of one's organizational role, and directed toward an individual or organizational target.
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Reinterpreting the Empathy-Altruism Relationship: When One Into One Equals Oneness

TL;DR: It is suggested that the conditions that lead to empathic concern also lead to a greater sense of self-other overlap, raising the possibility that helping under these conditions is not selfless but is also directed toward the self.