The Golden Rule Ethic, its Measurement, and Relationships with Well-Being and Prosocial Values Across Four Religions in India
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Dimitri Putilin
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Costanzo, Philip R.
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Duke University
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2015
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103
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Committee members: Curry, John F.; Leary, Mark R.; Strauman, Timothy J.; Wong, David
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-97060-9
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Ph.D.
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Psychology and Neuroscience
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Duke University
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2015
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As a psychological principle, the golden rule represents an ethic of universal empathic concern. It is, surprisingly, present in the sacred texts of virtually all religions, and in philosophical works across eras and continents. Building on the literature demonstrating a positive impact of prosocial behavior on well-being, the present study investigates the psychological function of universal empathic concern in Indian Hindus, Christians, Muslims and Sikhs.