Testing the qualitative differences between empathy and personal distress
Measuring core affect and self-orientation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12008656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Belén Lopéz-Pérez (0000-0002-8517-2236, University of Plymouth, corresponding author), Pilar Carrera (0000-0002-5411-2097, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Tamara Benito Ambrona (0000-0003-1940-7639, Universidad de Burgos), T Ambrona (Universidad de Burgos), Luis Oceja (0000-0001-5330-3687, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 676-680 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.soscij.2014.08.001 |
| OpenAlex | W2006308695 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 19 |
In two studies the emotional valence, the level of arousal and self-orientation of empathic concern and personal distress are tested. The empathic concern prevalence versus personal distress prevalence is induced through pictures in Study 1 (N = 62) and perspective-taking instructions in Study 2 (N = 60). Results of Study 1 show that participants in the personal distress-prevalence condition report significantly more negative emotional valence (d = .65), higher arousal (d = .48), and higher self-orientation (d = .57) than participants in the empathic concern-prevalence condition. Results of Study 2 show that participants in the self-oriented condition report the highest arousal, followed by participants in the other-oriented condition, and the objective condition (ηp2 = .58). Concerning the increase of self-orientation, results show that it is mediated by the personal distress induced by self-perspective instructions. Similar results in emotional valence were found between self- and other-oriented conditions
Affect (linguistics · Arousal · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Distress · Emotional valence · Empathic concern · Empathy · Orientation (vector space · Personal distress · Perspective (graphical · Perspective-taking · Psychiatry · Valence (chemistry · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |