When Empathy Only Goes So Far: Development of a Trait Parochial Empathy Scale

Empathy, the ability to feel and/or understand another’s emotional state, plays a significant role in interpersonal interactions, mitigating hostility and enhancing affiliation and helping. However, empathy also biases interpersonal reactions. For example, at the group level empathy can become ampli...

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Main Author: Behler, Anna Maria C
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2019
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Online Access:https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/6005
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7095&context=etd