Category : Research Papers
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Kindness Breeds More Kindness, Study Shows
Posted on Tuesday, March 26 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.WIRED MAGAZINE | In findings sure to gladden the heart of anyone who’s ever wondered whether tiny acts of kindness have larger consequences, researchers have shown that generosity is contagious. Goodness spurs goodness, they found: A single act c...
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Being Kind Makes Kids Happy
Posted on Tuesday, February 26 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.By Greater Good Are kids born kind or do we need to teach them kindness? This nature versus nurture debate is an old one, but new findings published last month in the journal PLoS ONE may provide some novel insights. The study, by Lara Aknin and her...
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The Coercion of Trafficked Workers
Posted on Monday, February 11 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.Theories of coercion exist across multiple disciplines to explicate the ability of one actor, the coercer, to diminish the free will of another, the coercee, in the absence of overt physical force. A valid claim of coercion places legal blame on the ...
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How to Increase Your Compassion Bandwidth
Posted on Saturday, January 26 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.Research suggests we can actually expand our compassion bandwidth without hurting ourselves. As the science of compassion develops, we can find empirically supported ways to cultivate and sustain compassion when it is needed the most.
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Kindness Makes You Happy… and Happiness Makes You Kind
Posted on Saturday, January 26 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.GREATER GOOD | Kindness may have a profound, long-lasting effect on our happiness, according to the second study, published online in the Journal of Happiness Studies in April and conducted by researchers at Harvard Business School and the University...
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