Prosocial Behavior – Basic Concepts
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Helping behavior is studied as a component of prosocial behavior, which includes purposeful actions to increase the well-being of the other person, without expecting any reward and/or approval for it. Helping behavior is directly related to the manifestations of which also aim to provide grants and support to others. Altruistic manifestations not only preclude the expectation of a reward for kindness, but often even involve the voluntary submission of some personal discomfort at the expense of creating comfort for another individual who may be completely unknown to the provider.Different motives for helping behavior are studied. The authors do not agree on this issue. It sheds light on various motivators that make people help, that make them selfish, and causes individuals to accept or reject the help offered to them. It is assumed that a special relation is established between the provider and the recipient of the aid, all the more so taking into account the fact that they may not have known other at the time of the assistance.Motives for helping behavior are considered in several main groups according to different authors (Viktorovna, 2016): personal motives (altruism, sympathy, desire for selfless help, empathy, support, understanding, patience, joy of the other person's success); selfish motives (the motive for getting help in such a situation; the motive for eliminating mental discomfort; the motive for receiving gratitude; the motive for self-respect; the motive for increasing your assessment in the eyes of others; the motive for gaining the approval of others and affirming own authority); social and normative motives (the motive for observing the norm of reciprocity - rendering assistance in exchange for the assistance received earlier; the motive for fulfilling social expectations; moral duty; striving to observe the requirements of the community and society).The article attempts to consider the positions of various authors on the definition of concepts related to helping and altruistic behavior. Different types of altruism are mentioned: natural altruism, effective altruism, each other pointed altruism; alternative altruism, reciprocal altruism, hidden selfishness.The content of these concepts is sought in the text as well
Source: Knowledge International Journal
Author: Maria Dishkova
Institution: Prof. Assen Zlatarov University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3194105216