International media coverage of research on cooking for others and well-being

Description

This media record documents international coverage of Dr Pui Hung Bryant Hui’s research on cooking for others and well-being. The Psychology Today article reported findings from the study “Cooking for others is food for the soul: Consistent momentary, but mixed trait-level well-being benefits for home cooks,” published in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. The article explained that cooking for others may provide a “prosocial lift” by increasing momentary happiness and positive emotions, and discussed possible psychological mechanisms including prosocial care, social connection, competence, autonomy, and self-determination.

Subject

Psychology; well-being; prosocial behaviour; cooking for others; positive psychology; happiness; social connection; everyday prosociality; self-determination theory; media coverage