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ArticleJournal of personality2026

The Relations Among Prosocial Behavior, Life Satisfaction, and Hedonic Balance Among Young Adults.

Fulvio Gregori, Belén Lopéz-Pérez, Tyler Colasante, Giuseppe Corbelli, Tina Malti, Manuel Marti-Vilar, Cristina Di Giusto Valle, Tamara Benito-Ambrona, Stefania Sette, Federico Mozzetti and 4 more

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Fulvio GregoriSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Belén Lopéz-PérezUniversity of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Tyler ColasanteLeipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
Giuseppe CorbelliSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2864-3548
Tina MaltiLeipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
Manuel Marti-VilarUniversity of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Cristina Di Giusto ValleUniversity of Burgos, Burgos, Spain.
Tamara Benito-AmbronaAutonoma, University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Stefania SetteSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Federico MozzettiSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Lucia ManfrediSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Maria GerbinoSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-2118
Concetta PastorelliSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Antonio ZuffianòSapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8025-3184

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Abstract

objectiveThis study examined the intra-individual associations between prosocial behavior and two dimensions of subjective well-being-life satisfaction and hedonic balance-in the daily lives of young adults.

methodTwo samples of Italian and Spanish participants aged 18-35 completed self-report measures at different intervals: a daily sample assessed for ten consecutive days (N = 388; 76% women) and a weekly sample assessed for five consecutive weeks (N = 260; 80.3% women). The weekly interval was included as a "sensitivity analysis" to evaluate the stability of effects over longer periods. We employed Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Models (RI-CLPMs) to investigate within-person dynamics while accounting for stable between-person differences.

resultsIn the daily sample, prosocial behavior was associated with increases in life satisfaction from one day to the next one. This effect was not observed across weekly assessments. Although we did not find any empirical evidence that prosocial behavior affects hedonic balance, within-person correlations between variables were observed in the daily sample, but these tended to disappear in the weekly period.

conclusionsIncorporating prosocial behaviors into daily routines may promote young adults' life satisfaction. This study contributes to the growing knowledge on how prosocial behavior influences subjective well-being in everyday life.

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Personal SatisfactionSocial BehaviorAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansItalyMaleSpainYoung Adulthedonic balanceintensive longitudinal datalife satisfactionprosocial behaviorsubjective well‐being

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PMCPMC13163623

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