Empathic Concern and Perspective Taking: Linear and Quadratic Effects of Age Across the Adult Life Span
Abstract
We investigated linear and quadratic effects of age on self-reported empathy in three large cross-sectional samples of American adults aged 18-90 years.Participants completed subscales of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1983), allowing us to independently assess an emotional component of empathy ("empathic concern") and a cognitive component of empathy ("perspective taking") across the adult life span.For both measures and in all...
Paper Details
Title
Empathic Concern and Perspective Taking: Linear and Quadratic Effects of Age Across the Adult Life Span
Published Date
Aug 3, 2012
Volume
68
Issue
2
Pages
168 - 175
Citation AnalysisPro
You’ll need to upgrade your plan to Pro
Looking to understand the true influence of a researcher’s work across journals & affiliations?
- Scinapse’s Top 10 Citation Journals & Affiliations graph reveals the quality and authenticity of citations received by a paper.
- Discover whether citations have been inflated due to self-citations, or if citations include institutional bias.
Notes
History