Ever wondered why doing something nice for a friend or stranger makes you feel so good? New research has the answer.
by scientists at the universities of Verona and Padua, the answer could lie in the driving force behind it.To carry out the research the scientists first identified the kind of wellbeing boost they believed to be associated with doing good, known as ‘eudaimonic wellbeing’.the term refers to an inner feeling of fulfilment and “realisation of one’s own nature”
This is in comparison to the more fleeting, surface-level boost associated with ‘hedonistic wellbeing’, which occurs when we do something fun or pleasurable. Indeed, because the volunteers were motivated by a kind of intrinsic motivation – a kind of autonomous motivation fuelled by the desire to fulfil one’s inner needs or interests as opposed to chasing things like money, fame or respect – the volunteering gave them a sense of fulfilment, which in turn boosted their eudaimonic wellbeing.
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