Island Confidential: Feeling stressed? Try doing something nice for someone else.

Feeling seasonal stress? Try doing a small favor for someone else. A study in Clinical Psychological Science found that

prosocial behavior moderated the effects of stress on positive affect, negative affect, and overall mental health. Findings suggest that affiliative behavior may be an important component of coping with stress and indicate that engaging in prosocial behavior might be an effective strategy for reducing the impact of stress on emotional functioning.