Kindness and cellular aging: A pre-registered experiment testing the effects of prosocial behavior on telomere length and well-being

Objective: Prosocial behavior can improve psychological well-being and physical health. However, the underlying biological mechanisms that mediate the relationship between prosociality and health remain unclear. In this pre-registered experiment, we tested whether a 4-week kindness intervention coul...

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Main Authors: Megan M. Fritz, Lisa C. Walsh, Steven W. Cole, Elissa Epel, Sonja Lyubomirsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354620301526