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Prosociality and life satisfaction: A daily-diary investigation among Spanish university students
Manuel Martí-vilarBelén López-pérezAntonio Zuffianòsubject
self-esteemlife satisfaction; multilevel modeling; physical appearance; prosociality; self-esteemphysical appearancemedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesMultilevel modelprosocialitySelf-esteemLife satisfaction050109 social psychologyDaily eventsHuman physical appearanceDaily diary050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologyProsocial behaviorEarly adulthood0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychologylife satisfactionmultilevel modelingGeneral Psychologymedia_commondescription
Abstract With a diary study, we tested the positive effect of prosociality on life satisfaction. Fifty-six Spanish undergraduate students (45 females; Mage = 21.08 years) rated their life satisfaction, prosociality, self-esteem, and physical appearance for 5 consecutive days. Multilevel results indicated that within-individual positive deviations in prosociality (i.e., behaving more prosocial than usual) were uniquely and significantly associated with higher life satisfaction on that specific day. Students' self-esteem, physical appearance, and positive daily events were also predictive of life satisfaction. Exploratory analyses revealed that the positive effect of prosociality on life satisfaction was significant only for those students with low or medium levels of satisfaction with their physical appearance. The findings are discussed in relation to the individual determinants of subjective well-being during early adulthood.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-01 | Personality and Individual Differences |