Positive Empathy and Prosocial Behavior: A Neglected Link

Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 154 - 163
Published: Apr 1, 2016
Abstract
Empathy facilitates everyday social interactions and has often been linked in the literature to prosocial behavior. Robust evidence has been found for a positive relationship between experiencing empathy and behaving prosocially. However, empathy, and the empathy–prosocial behavior relationship in particular, has been studied mostly in combination with negative emotions. Less research has been conducted on empathy for positive emotions, and the...
Paper Details
Title
Positive Empathy and Prosocial Behavior: A Neglected Link
Published Date
Apr 1, 2016
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
154 - 163
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