Helping Amid the Pandemic: Daily Affective and Social Implications of COVID-19-Related Prosocial Activities.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have prompted more engagement in prosocial activities, such as volunteering and support transactions. The day-to-day affective and social implications of these activities for adults of different ages are unknown. The current study examined associations of daily prosocial activities with affective and social well-being, and whether these associations varied by age.

Research design and methods

Participants ages 18-91 in Canada and the United States (N = 1,028) completed surveys for 7 consecutive evenings about their daily experiences of COVID-19-related prosocial activities (formal volunteering, support provision, support receipt), positive and negative affect, and satisfaction with social act

SUBMITTER: Sin NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature