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Teens who feel down may benefit from picking others up

  • Written by Hannah L. Schacter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Boosting someone else may deliver a mood boost to you too.Mohamed Nohassi/Unsplash, CC BY

Think about the last time you helped someone out. Maybe you sent a supportive text to a stressed-out friend or gave directions to a lost stranger.

How did it make you feel?

If you said good, happy, or maybe even “warm and fuzzy,” you’re not...

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