Original paper
Empathy and expectations of others' willingness to help
Abstract
Researchers have linked trait empathy to an individual's willingness to help others. We examine whether trait empathy also predicts people's expectations that others will help them. We posit that highly empathic people are more attuned to the emotional drivers of others' prosocial behavior—an intrinsic desire to help and the discomfort of refusing a help request. Such insight should make empathic people more optimistic that their own requests...
Paper Details
Title
Empathy and expectations of others' willingness to help
Published Date
Jan 1, 2021
Volume
168
Pages
110368 - 110368
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