Benevolism
Cooperative disposition
Others are seen as partners, whose good is one's own.
Social reality defaults to goodwill and baseline trust.
Motivation seeks common well-being and social harmony.
Service and forgiveness come first.
General meaning
Amity
Biological Level
Nervous system relaxation
Cognitive Level
World perceived as benign
Psychological Level
Sincerity, childlike wonder
Social Level
Power sharing, broad inclusion
Clusters
- 1Altruism and respect for others
- 2Good-naturedness and benevolence
- 3Preference for comfort; avoidance of risk and competition
- 4Avoidance of unpleasant or painful sensations
- 5Sincerity and absence of intrigue/machiavellianism
- 6Internationalism and respect for other peoples
- 7Affinity for affection and close physical contact; attachment to loved ones
- 8Emotional contagion and desire to please others
- 9Trustfulness (heightened oxytocin symptom)
- 10Suggestibility (heightened oxytocin symptom)
- 11Preference for yellow; dislike of black
- 12Preference for non-spicy food
- 13Tendency to focus on small details; distractibility
- 14Love of green and calm interaction with nature