Giving Leads to Happiness in Children

June 17, 2012

Consistent with evolutionary theories of altruism, toddlers exhibit more happiness when giving than when receiving, say researchers from Canada, and even more if the giving comes at a cost to themselves. Writing in PLoS One, the authors claim that the study provides initial support for the claim that experiencing positive emotions when giving to others is evidence of an innate mechanism for human cooperation.

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