Lara B. Aknin
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Last Updated: 09/26/2026
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Found 34 publications
Why single-item measures of wellbeing are best.
Journal: Nature human behaviour
Published: February 02, 2026
Toddlers Are Happier Giving to Others Than to Themselves.
Journal: Developmental science
Published: July 30, 2025
People are surprisingly hesitant to reach out to old friends.
Journal: Communications psychology
Published: July 05, 2023
Are Real-World Prosociality Programs Associated with Greater Psychological Well-Being in Primary School-Aged Children?
Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health
Published: January 25, 2023
Let's Give Together: Can Collaborative Giving Boost Generosity?
Journal: Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly
Published: January 16, 2023
The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal: Lancet (London, England)
Published: April 04, 2022
Prosocial behavior promotes positive emotion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal: Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
Published: March 17, 2022
Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward.
Journal: Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science
Published: January 19, 2022
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries.
Journal: The Lancet. Public health
Published: January 13, 2022
Brief exposure to social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Doom-scrolling has negative emotional consequences, but kindness-scrolling does not.
Journal: PloS one
Published: May 06, 2021
Loosening the GRIP (Gender Roles Inhibiting Prosociality) to Promote Gender Equality.
Journal: Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc
Published: January 11, 2021
Recognizing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Poor Alters Attitudes Towards Poverty and Inequality.
Journal: Journal of experimental social psychology
Published: July 09, 2020
Last Updated: 09/26/2026