Empathy, Guilt Proneness, and Gender: Relative Contributions to Prosocial Behaviour
Guilt is a moral emotion that is often looked upon as a negative trait. However, studies show that some individuals are more predisposed to think, feel and act in a more ethical manner because of a lower threshold to experience guilt. Some theories of helping behaviour emphasize the evolutionary mec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PsychOpen
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Europe's Journal of Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1097 |