“When we help others, we are helping ourselves. Every single time you help somebody stand up, you are helping humanity rise” - Dr. Steve Maraboli. Helping behaviour is providing aid or benefit to another person. It does not matter what the motivation of the helper is, only that the recipient is assisted. This is distinguished from the more general term prosocial behaviour, which can include any cooperative or friendly behaviour. Social and situational factors that can influence prosocial behaviours include the interpretation of others' needs, the relationship to others, the reciprocal altruism, the number of bystanders, the normative pressure to help, and the evaluation of the cost to help. Helping others improves social interaction, distracts people from their own problems, and improves self-esteem and competence. On physical well-being aspect, helping others leads to increased social integration which allows people to lead more active lifestyles. The presentation gives further insight on the topic.

Ashkeen Shajahan

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