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prosociality

American  
[proh-soh-shee-al-i-tee] / ˌproʊˌsoʊ ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being prosocial.


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Although the correlation between parent-child relationships and later prosociality needs to be verified through further research, the study points to a sizeable association.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2023

More generally, their understandings of oxytocin and serotonin are greatly oversimplified; for example, scientists increasingly view oxytocin not as fostering prosociality per se, but as “increasing the salience of social cues”—prosocial and antisocial alike.

From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2022

The researcher, who studied prosociality and wellbeing before leaving academia to pursue commercial opportunities, also lobbed criticisms at Facebook for its addictive nature.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2018

“I wanted to test human prosociality in an everyday situation,” he says.

From Nature ● Oct. 11, 2017

It turns out that prosociality is like a magic elixir, especially when it is imbibed from childhood.

From Forbes ● Sep. 16, 2013

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