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feel-good, do-good effect: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

the finding that people in a good mood, even from small windfalls such as a free cookie or found coin, are more likely to help others.

In social psychology, feel-good, do-good effect refers to the finding that people in a good mood, even from small windfalls such as a free cookie or found coin, are more likely to help others. This meaning comes from Isen (1972) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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Isen, A. M., & Levin, P. F. (1972). Effect of feeling good on helping: Cookies and kindness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 21(3), 384-388. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0032317

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