Sharing resources is fundamental for human cooperation and survival. People tend to share resources more with individuals they feel close to compared to those who are more socially distant. This decline in generosity at increasing social distance is called social discounting and is influenced by both social traits and abilities, such as empathy,…

Despite the importance of peer relationships in college, limited research has explored factors protecting students from the development of relational aggression and victimization, despite evidence of the manifestation of these phenomena. This study explored associations between negative emotional states, mindfulness and self-compassion, and…

Children need life-affirming and authentic relationships; genuine deeply felt inclusion comes when we share our humanity openly and honestly. This article draws on the research of author Peter W. Cookson Jr., who recently completed a study of success strategies for educating children living in deep poverty. An inclusive school is one where every…

The affective domain is listed within Bloom's taxonomy as critical in human education, development, and healthy human behaviors (Durlak et al., 2011). This study examines empathy within the context of forgiveness to resolve lingering and painful emotions which could engender detrimental behaviors. Previous studies have shown that the act of…

From an early age, children act generously towards one another, but the situational features that promote generous decision-making remain under investigation. The current study tests the impact of being identifiable--as a recipient of generosity, a giver, or both--on children's generosity. Six-year-old children (N = 129) allocated resources to a…

Trying to increase our happiness is not a new idea. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" can be found in the Declaration of Independence, and well-known Yale professor Laurie Santos has a series of episodes in her podcast, "The Happiness Lab," called Happiness Lessons of the Ancients, where she explores happiness…

The analyses undertaken in this article refer to the harm experienced in close relationships, where the lack of forgiveness and the breakdown in the relationship can be a source of additional suffering for the victim. Referring to the discussion conducted in the "Journal of Philosophy of Education" in the years 2002-2003, I assume that…

This paper presents an innovative narrative data analysis approach, used in a narrative research project exploring student values. The work of three different authors was drawn upon to create a novel, rigorous and synergistic analysis tool. A novel approach to data analysis, using the stories told by one Generation Z (Gen Z) student and the…

Interpersonal trust is a key component of cooperation, helping support the complexsocial networks found across societies. Trust typically involves two parties, one who "trusts" by taking on risk through investment in a second party, who can be "trustworthy" and produce mutual benefits. To date, the developmental literature has…

This study examines the effects of paternalistic leadership on teachers' emotional labor strategies and absorption, and it explores the mediating role played by leader-member exchange. A sample of 2974 primary and secondary school teachers in China participated in the study. The results showed that paternalistic leadership had a dual effect on…

This study aims to adapt the Decision to Forgive Scale, initially developed by Davis et al. (2015), for use in Turkish culture. The focus is on evaluating the scale's validity and reliability within the Turkish context, providing researchers and counselors with a tool to measure the decision to forgive, separate from the act of forgiveness itself.…

This quantitative methodological research study explored the relationship between compassion and mattering experience from the perspective of leaders and direct reports working in administrative and support functions at a higher education institution. The following two research questions are explored: (1) What is the relationship between…

Research has documented a bidirectional relationship between forgiveness and self-control, influencing adolescent satisfaction with life. However, the potential psychosocial mechanisms underpinning this association remain nebulous. In that study, two hypothetical models were compared to disentangle the unique role of forgiveness and self-control…

We examined the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) compared to a social-emotional empathy-based intervention (EBI), and a passive control group in promoting compassion among Jewish-Israeli kindergartners. Three middle-class public kindergartens were randomly assigned to the MBI (n = 26;M[subscript age] = 5.03), EBI (n =…

The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence of incivility experienced by a purposive sample of novice occupational therapists who graduated from a master's level program that focused on developing servant leaders as part of its mission. Data from this group was then compared to outcomes from a previous national survey of novice…