Department of Medical Microbiology and Virology, National Health Laboratory Service (D Goedhals MMed [Virol], I Rossouw MMed [Virol], M Mamabolo BSc), and Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (U Hallbauer FC Paed SA), University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa and; Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mtubatuba, South Africa and; Resea...

The need for social connection is a fundamental human motive, and it is increasingly clear that feeling socially connected confers mental and physical health benefits. However, in many cultures, societal changes are leading to growing social distrust and alienation. Can feelings of social connection and positivity toward others be increased? Is it possible to self-generate these feelings? In th...

This study aims to determine communication patterns in building trust the Jametal line group. Effective are built by admins create a for members purchase merchandise based on delivery of information that can be received well, disclosure admins, honesty, admin ability maintain kindness who always integrate consistently. type research is qualitative through case method. Data collection techniques...

Multiple mating by females can result in fitness costs for both sexes, and to reduce these costs each sex may attempt to manipulate the other. Substantial insights into the nature of this sexual antagonism have recently come from studies of two different fly species.

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact deliberate acts kindness (DAKs) plus access a stress management booklet (intervention), compared alone (control) on stress-related outcomes resilience, social interaction anxiety, affect, and mood undergraduate graduate students. Participants’ study-related experiences were also explored, as types DAKs. This repeated-measures, randomized contro...

A functional analysis of prosociality considers how predispositions for prosocial behavior prompt, reinforce, and propagate kind behaviors in the real world. To examine the effects of practicing, receiving, and observing everyday prosociality-as well as the mechanisms underlying these effects-we randomly assigned employees in a Spanish corporate workplace (N = 111) to be Givers, Receivers, and ...