Talk:Prosocial behavior

Cross cultural evidence on children's prosocial behavior
There is good and interesting information on both similarities and differences in children's prosocial behavior across cultural communities. I plan to add some of this, or at least mark a place to do it, in the coming weeks. Drewdeecopp (talk) 21:35, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Ostrov, Jamie M.; Gentile, Douglas A.; Crick, Nicki R. (2003). "Media, Aggression and Prosocial Behavior"
A source we are currently citing - Media, Aggression and Prosocial Behavior (2003) - is a pre-publication paper, I think. I think the paper that it became is Media Exposure, Aggression and Prosocial Behavior During Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Study (2006).

Judging by the abstract, the published paper supports the claims made in the article.

Yaris678 (talk) 13:25, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Article structure
I think that the article could be better structured - it could begin by clarification of how the term is wider than helping behaviour. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 20:34, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

To clarify, Daniel Bar-Tal's book on prosocial behaviour mentions reciprocation (paying back) and restitution (foregiveness) as examples of prosocial behaviour. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 20:46, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

APS Wikipedia Initiative
I have decided to edit this article for Psych 2410A at King’s 2012

In order to improve this article I intend to clean up redundancy in the article (i.e. Incorporate the origin of the term into the introductory paragraph) as well as improve the overall flow/structure of the article. Thirdly, I want to expand the section on prosocial behavior during childhood to include information from a recent longitudinal study which suggests a plateau in prosocial behavior during the development into adolescence (Nantel-Vivier, A., et al., 2009).

Bruce Dangerfield (talk) 22:43, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Hey I wanted to edit this page I was wondering if you had any notes or advice that you would give me here is my sandbox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Azahur/sandbox)

Azahur (talk) 03:01, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Removing terrible parts of the intro
I don't know who added this, but it needs to be pulled. I'll leave it here in case someone has some serious objections, but it's garbage. Includes broad generalizations (e.g., about men vs. women), includes no citations, does not use the standard Wikipedia format, is written in language unfit for an encyclopedia (e.g., people squashed into cities). --1000Faces (talk) 17:45, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

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Prosocial behavior occurs when someone acts to help another person, particularly when they have no goal other than to help a fellow human. So why does this altruistic behavior appear? One thought, of Kin Selection, is that it is a genetic response to supporting the broader gene pool. Social conditioning can also have be a cause and prosocial parents lead to prosocial children. The Reciprocity Norm may also have an effect, where people help others, knowing that one day they may want someone else to help them in the same unselfish way. Demonstrating such social norms is likely to get you admiration from other people around you. Prosocial behavior varies with context as much as between people. Men will tend to be chivalrous for short periods, whilst women will work quietly for longer periods. People who are in a good mood are more likely to do good, as are people who are feeling guilty. People in small towns are more likely to help than those squashed together in cities.

Example Evidence abounds of people helping others without asking for anything in return. This is the whole principle of charity. Their rationale for helping others is often Intrinsic Motivation.

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Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Communication Studies - 2
— Assignment last updated by CommDocBDS (talk) 18:25, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

"Social media in natural disasters" to "Social media effects on prosocial behavior"
I will update the paragraph on social media with more verifiable sources and to remove unsourced material. I will edit the language to create a more encyclopedic tone.

Specifically:

I will refocus the paragraph to be about prosocial behavior more broadly

Change the section title from "Social media in natural disasters" to "Social media effects on prosocial behavior" Keep the example of the Japanese earthquake as one example of online prosocial behavior

Remove non-neutral wording and unsourced material Replace this sentence: Social media is one of the most newly profound ways to spread awareness with a sentence (and citation!) stating the growing use of social media.

Remove the following sentences: ''Not only is this communication channel a quick way to show recognition worldwide, but it also allows platforms to educate, warn and support all areas of the world falling victim to natural disasters. [1] Social media demonstrates prosocial behavior due to its dexterity to transmit data at any moment and caution to all it comes in contact with. An example of this could include donating money to an important cause or provoking a movement like the Black Lives Matter protests. Spreading awareness and getting more attention on the topic can motivate others and positively shift people's focus and perspective towards the issue. Social Media has a significant influence on society, specifically on the younger generation. This can be used in a beneficial way;''

Reasons: The citation for the first sentence here is not a verifiable source (it links directly the red cross page, and is unclear what part of that page refers to social media). Much of the rest of these sentences are original research.

I will add a definition of online prosocial behavior from Erreygers et al

I will add a sentence stating that most research on social media has been on its negative effects, but that there is some research on prosocial effects with a citation to Lysenstoen et al

--Cyberneticism (talk) 20:43, 20 November 2023 (UTC)