How Do Acts of Kindness Effect People's Mood?

You have been asked to take part in this survey. This survey should take no more than 5 minutes. The point of this survey is to learn about the feelings of people and how their mood changes from receiving or doing different types of acts of kindness. By doing this research maybe we can give examples of what someone can do to help improve their mood. Seeing if lending a helping hand will not only brighten the receiver’s mood, or maybe brightening someone’s mood requires a lot more effort. As well as, positively influencing the mood of the person who is performing the act of kindness. All data will be deleted after the study. Do you give consent for your answers to be anonymously used in research? If so, please fill out this form. If not than please exit this survey.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Do you give consent for your answers to be anonymously used in research? If so, please fill out this form. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Hypothetically speaking: You receive a large sum of money, and donate it to a charity or an organization. Do you consider that an act of kindness, or just being polite?*
    Yes, it's an act of kindness
    No, its just being polite


  1. Hypothetically speaking: You hold the door open for someone. Do you consider that an act of kindness, or just being polite?*
    Yes, it's an act of kindness
    No, it's just being polite


  1. When performing an act of kindness, similar to the charity/organization example, how does it make you feel?*
    Happy
    Angry
    My mood doesn't change
    Guilty


  1. When performing an act of kindness, similar to the door example, how does it make you feel?*
    Happy
    Angry
    My mood doesn't change
    Guilty


  1. Why would you perform acts of kindness similar to the charity/organization example?*
    To brighten another's mood
    To brighten your own mood


  1. Why would you perform acts of kindness similar to the door example?*
    To brighten other's mood
    To brighten your own mood


  1. When a person's mood has improved positively after your act of kindness, how does it make you feel?*
    Happy
    Angry
    My mood doesn't change
    Guilty


  1. When receiving an act of kindness, similar to the charity/organization example, how does it make you feel?*
    Happy
    Angry
    My mood doesn't change
    Guilty


  1. When receiving an act of kindness, similar to the door example, how does it make you feel?*
    Happy
    Angry
    My mood doesn't change
    Guilty


  1. Why do you think people perform acts of kindness?*
    To be nice
    To be brighten their own mood.


  1. Do you feel that performing acts of kindness similar to the charity/organization example will help improve people's moods?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you feel that performing acts of kindness similar to the door example will help improve people's moods?*
    Yes
    No