From: msnbc
Need a hand? Find someone humble
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If you need a helping hand, reach out to the most humble person you know.
In a study published online in the Journal of Positive Psychology, researchers found that humble folks are more likely to offer help to someone in need, compared to those who are, well, arrogant.
The study findings are “surprising,” because most studies on helping behavior have focused on situations, rather than personality variables, says psychologist and lead author Jordan LaBouff, Ph.D. of the University of Maine, who worked on the study while at Baylor University in Texas. Although being “agreeable,” has some effect on helpfulness, the study results did find that humility trumped it. The critical finding of that study was that humility predicted helping even when social pressure to help was minimal, LaBouff says.
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