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Empathy across the adult lifespan: Longitudinal and experience-sampling findings.

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Grühn, Daniel, Rebucal, Kristine, Diehl, Manfred, Lumley, Mark, Labouvie-Vief, Gisela·2008·Emotion
DOI 10.1037/a0014123
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This study examined change in self-reported empathy in a four-wave longitudinal study spanning 12 years (1992-2004) and the association between empathy and other measures, including daily reports of relationship experiences. Participants initially ranged in age from 10 years to 87 years. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of age with empathy revealed divergent patterns. Whereas cross-sectional analyses suggested that older adults scored lower in empathy than younger adults, longitudinal analyses showed no age-related decline in empathy. This combined pattern suggests that the cross-sectional age-differences reflect a cohort rather than an age effect, with older cohorts reporting lower levels of empathy than younger ones. Independent of age, empathy was associated with a positive well-being (e.g., life satisfaction) and interaction profile (e.g., positive relations with others). In addition, a subsample of participants (n = 114) conducted experience-sampling about social interactions for a week. People with high self-reported empathy perceived their interactions as more meaningful, felt more positive in these interactions, and thought that their interaction partner felt also more positive. Thus, self-reported empathy was meaningfully associated with adults' actual social interactions.

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Authors
Grühn, D., Rebucal, K., Diehl, M., Lumley, M., & Labouvie-Vief, G.
Venue
Emotion
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2008
Volume
8
Issue
6
Pages
753-765
ISSN
  • 1528-3542 (ISSN-L)
  • 1931-1516
DOI
10.1037/a0014123
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289
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49
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6.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Grühn, D., Rebucal, K., Diehl, M., Lumley, M., & Labouvie-Vief, G. (2008). Empathy across the adult lifespan: Longitudinal and experience-sampling findings. Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014123

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