Keep nice and carry on: Effect of niceness on well-being

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dc.abstract.enPracticing acts of kindness is beneficial to one’s well-being, but is simply being nice to others also beneficial? In a correlational Study 1 (N = 497), self-reported behavioral niceness was positively correlated with happiness, self-satisfaction, relationships satisfaction, life meaning, and negatively correlated with depression. In two experimental studies, a one-day online intervention involving acting nicely (Study 2; N = 482) and recollecting one’s nice behavior (Study 3; N = 317) resulted in higher mood, self-satisfaction, relationships satisfaction, and life meaning. The present findings suggest that acting in a nice manner, that is, in a warm and friendly way, toward others in everyday situations can promote one’s well-being. Practicing niceness also promoted subsequent voluntary nice behavior.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationCentrum Badań nad Relacjami Społecznymi
dc.contributor.authorBiałobrzeska, Olga
dc.contributor.authorBąba, Justyna
dc.contributor.authorBedyńska, Sylwia
dc.contributor.authorCichocka, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorCisłak-Wójcik, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorFormanowicz, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorGocłowska, Małgorzata A.
dc.contributor.authorJakubik, Zuzanna
dc.contributor.authorKozakiewicz, Karolina
dc.date.access2024-07-17
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-03T09:32:27Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T09:32:27Z
dc.date.created2023-07-17
dc.date.issued2023-07-24
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dc.description.issue5
dc.description.physical138-156
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume45
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01973533.2023.2239410
dc.identifier.eissn1532-4834
dc.identifier.issn0197-3533
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/283
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01973533.2023.2239410
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.titleKeep nice and carry on: Effect of niceness on well-being
dc.title.journalBasic and Applied Social Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle