Tomorrow is the big day! I'm going to defend my PhD dissertation on the impact of the social environment on informal helping! 🥳 My dissertations indicates that characteristics of help recipients, family members and society as a whole affect informal helping! Some more insights below!

Helping inspires helping! My research shows that through socialization and reciprocity, people who provide informal help inspire others to do the same! For example, when people have always helped their neighbors, they are more likely to receive informal help, even from new neighbors!