curry.RdA systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor.
data(curry)A data.frame with 56 rows and 18 columns.
| study_id | factor | Unique identifier of the study |
| effect_id | integer | Unique identifier of the effect size |
| d | numeric | Standardized mean difference between the control group and intervention group |
| vi | numeric | Variance of the effect size |
| n1i | numeric | Number of participants in the intervention group |
| n1c | numeric | Number of participants in the control group |
| sex | numeric | Percentage of male participants |
| age | numeric | Mean age of participants |
| location | character | Geographical location of the study |
| donor | character | From what population did the donors (helpers) originate? |
| donorcode | factor | From what population did the donors (helpers) originate? Dichotomized to Anxious or Typical |
| interventioniv | character | Description of the intervention / independent variable |
| interventioncode | factor | Description of the intervention / independent variable, categorized to Acts of Kindness, Prosocial Spending, or Other |
| control | character | Description of the control condition |
| controlcode | factor | Description of the control condition, categorized to Neutral Activity, Nothing, or Self Help (performing a kind act for oneself) |
| recipients | character | Who were the recipients of the act of kindness? |
| outcomedv | character | What was the outcome, or dependent variable, of the study? |
| outcomecode | factor | What was the outcome, or dependent variable, of the study? Categorized into Happiness, Life Satisfaction, PN Affect (positive or negative), and Other |
Curry, O. S., Rowland, L. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Zlotowitz, S., McAlaney, J., & Whitehouse, H. (2018). Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 76, 320-329. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2018.02.014