Prosocial motives, emotions, and behavior : the better angels of our nature / edited by Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mikulincer, Mario.

Shaver, Phillip R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Helping behavior.

Altruism.

Empathy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 468 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2010]

Contents:

I Theoretical Perspectives 13

Chapter 1 Empathy-Induced Altruistic Motivation / C. Daniel Batson 15

Chapter 2 Evolutionary Perspectives on Prosocial Behavior / Jeffry A. Simpson, Lane Beckes 35

Chapter 3 Enduring Goodness: A Person-by-Situation Perspective on Prosocial Behavior / Louis A. Penner, Heather Oram 55

Chapter 4 A Behavioral-Systems Perspective on Prosocial Behavior / Phillip R. Shaver, Mario Mikulincer, Moron Skemesh-Iron 73

Chapter 5 Forms of Concern: A Psychoanalytic Perspective / Rami Tolmacz 93

Chapter 6 Neuroscience Meets Social Psychology: An Integrative Approach to Human Empathy and Prosocial Behavior / Grit Hein, Tarda Singer 109

II Psychological Processes 127

Chapter 7 Empathy-Related Responding: Links With Self-Regulation, Moral Judgment, and Moral Behavior / Nancy Eisenberg 129

Chapter 8 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Prosocial Behavior / Ariel Knafo, Salomon Israel 149

Chapter 9 The Effortful and Energy-Demanding Nature of Prosocial Behavior / Matthew T. Gailliot 169

Chapter 10 Helping Relations as Status Relations / Arie Nadler, Samer Halabi, Gal Harapz-Gorodeisky, Yael Ben-David 181

Chapter 11 Compassionate Callousness: A Terror Management Perspective on Prosocial Behavior / Gilad Hirschberger 201

Chapter 12 Basic Values: How They Motivate and Inhibit Prosocial Behavior / Shalom H. Schwartz 221

III Prosocial Emotions 243

Chapter 13 Compassionate Love as a Prosocial Emotion / Beverley Fehr 245

Chapter 14 Does Gratitude Promote Prosocial Behavior? The Moderating Role of Attachment Security / Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver 267

Chapter 15 The Malleability of Forgiveness / Johan C. Karremans, Paul A. M. Van Lange 285

Chapter 16 The Subjective Experience of Generosity / Eliane Sommerfeld 303

IV Prosocial Behavior at the Relational Level 325

Chapter 17 Prosocial Motivation and Behavior in Close Relationships / Caryl E. Rusbult, Christopher R. Agnew 327

Chapter 18 Forgiveness: Integral to a Science of Close Relationships? / Frank D. Fincham 347

Chapter 19 Responding to Need in Intimate Relationships: Social Support and Caregiving Processes in Couples / Nancy L. Collins, Mìre B. Ford, AnaMarie C. Guichard, Heidi S. Kane, Brooke C. Feeney 367

V Prosocial Behavior at the Group and Societal Levels 391

Chapter 20 Empathy and Intergroup Relations / John F. Dovidio, James D. Johnson, Samuel L. Gaertner, Adam R. Pearson, Tamar Saguy, Leslie Ashburn-Nardo 393

Chapter 21 A Needs-Based Model of Reconciliation: Perpetrators Need Acceptance and Victims Need Empowerment to Reconcile / Nurit Shnabel, Arie Nadler 409

Chapter 22 Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Peacemaking: The Influence of Beliefs About Losses / Daniel Bar-Tal, Eran Halperin 431.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781433805462

1433805464

OCLC:

318242573