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Altruism and health : perspectives from empirical research / edited by Stephen G. Post.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Altruism--Psychological aspects.
- Altruism.
- Psychology.
- Health Status.
- Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical.
- Medical Subjects:
- Altruism.
- Health Status.
- Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical.
- Psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 458 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Perspectives from empirical research
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examine potential public health and practical implications of the existing data.
- Contents:
- Part I Research on Volunteering and Health
- Introduction / Stephen G. Post, Brie Zeltner
- Does volunteering foster physical health and longevity? / Doug Oman
- Altruism and subjective well-being : conceptual model and empirical support / Carolyn Schwartz
- Do generative adolescents become healthy older adults? / Paul Wink, Michele Dillon
- Altruism, well-being, and mental health in late life / Elizabeth Midlarsky, Eva Kahana
- Altruism and health in hiv / Gail Ironson
- Self-initiated volunteering and mental health / Marc A. Musick, Miranda R. Waggoner
- Altruism and health : is there a link during adolescence? / Peter L. Benson, et al.
- Rx : volunteer : a prescription for healthy aging / Adam S. Hirschfelder, Sabrina L. Reilly
- Part II The Contribution of Altruistic Emotions to Health
- The biology of positive emotions and health / Andrea H. Marques, Esther M. Sternberg
- Integrating positive psychology into epidemiologic theory : reflections on love, salutogenesis, and determinants of population health / Jeff Levin
- Generativity : a form of unconditional love / George E. Vaillant
- The roles of love, attachment, and altruism in the adjustment to military trauma / Bita Ghafoori, Robert Hierholzer
- Helping behavior and longevity : an emotion model / Deborah D. Danner, et al.
- Forgiveness and health : a review and theoretical exploration of emotion pathways / Charlotte V. O. Witvliet and Michael E. McCullough
- Befriending man's best friends : does altruism toward animals promote psychological and physical health? / Marivic Dizon, et al.
- Part III Evolutionary Models of Altruism and Health
- Close relationships and health through the lens of selective investment theory / Stephanie L. Brown, et al.
- Health and the ecology of altruism / David Sloan Wilson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- A short natural history of altruism and healing / Christopher Boehm
- Altruistic love, resiliency, health, and the role of medicine / Gregory Fricchione
- Monogamy, motherhood, and health / C. Sue Carter
- Part IV Altruism, Health, and Religion
- Volunteerism, religiousness, spirituality, and the health outcomes of older adults / Allen M. Omoto and Michèle M. Schlehofer
- Altruism, religion, and health : exploring the ways in which helping others benefits support providers / Neal Krause
- Altruistic love and physical health / Harold G. Koenig
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780199786794 (ebook) :
- 0199786798 (ebook) :
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