A person's own behavior is the primary driver of how they treat others during brief, zero-sum-game competitions, researchers report. Generous people tend to reward generous behavior and selfish ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While generosity is a core value for three-quarters of Americans, economic concerns have caused some to tighten their purse strings. Three in ten (29%) Americans report ...

Want to raise kind, generous kids? Take them to the art museum! The feeling of awe inspired by great art, it turns out, can be a humbling experience that encourages kids to help others, rather than ...

A new study suggests that different types of generosity have different effects on the brain, and that one form, in particular, may reduce stress and anxiety. New research shows that helping others can ...

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Playing word games with religious words like God, divine and sacred puts spiritual thoughts into people's minds and can make them more generous even if they aren't religious, ...

A new study at an Irish university suggests that gossip influences generosity, reports Reuters. Researchers asked 72 college students to distribute tokens with a monetary value between themselves and ...