Are Gender Differences in Empathy Due to Differences in Emotional Reactivity

作者: Linda Rueckert , Brandon Branch , Tiffany Doan

DOI: 10.4236/PSYCH.2011.26088

关键词: Social psychologyAngerDevelopmental psychologyReactivity (psychology)EmpathySadnessHappinessFeelingPsychology

摘要: … The purpose of the present study was to examine gender differences in empathy in … the difference might be due to levels of reported emotion. To do this we developed a new empathy …

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