An additional antecedent of empathic concern: Valuing the welfare of the person in need.
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Two experiments examined the role of valuing the welfare of a person in need as an antecedent of empathic concern. Specifically, these experiments explored the relation of such valuing to a well-known antecedent--perspective taking. In Experiment 1, both perspective taking and valuing were manipulated, and each independently increased empathic concern, which, in turn, increased helping behavior. In Experiment 2, only valuing was manipulated. Manipulated valuing increased measured perspective taking and, in part as a result, increased empathic concern, which, in turn, increased helping. Valuing appears to be an important, largely overlooked, situational antecedent of feeling empathy for a person in need.
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- Authors
- Batson, C. D., Eklund, J. H., Chermok, V. L., Hoyt, J. L., & Ortiz, B. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas (US)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 65-74
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W1983714729
- Cited by
- 587
- References
- 23
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- FWCI
- 27.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Swedish FoundationSwedish Foundation for International Cooperation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Empathy and Medical Education
- Keywords
- empathic concern, perspective taking, helping behavior, empathy
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Altruism, Empathy, Female, Helping Behavior, Humans, Imagination, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Reality Testing, Social Perception, Social Values, Personal Construct Theory
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