Relational Goes Beyond Interpersonal

The Development of Empathy in the Context of Culture

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ID21789963
AuthorsAlexandra Main (0000-0002-2087-9054, University of California, Merced, corresponding author), Carmen Kho (0000-0002-6944-1790, University of California, Merced)
Year2020
Volume12
Issue4
Pages295-296
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEmotion Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1754-0739 • E-ISSN: 1754-0747
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1754073920931570
OpenAlexW3094788506
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited14

It is clear a relational approach to the study of empathy is gaining traction across multiple disciplines. Both commentaries on “A Relational Framework for Integrating the Study of Empathy in Children and Adults” underscored the need to expand the relational framework of empathy to incorporate the broader social and cultural context in which children and adults live. In the present reply we outline some specific ways that culture can inform the study of empathy in interpersonal contexts. We focus on how culture and context shape the meaning of empathy and its expression and highlight how a within-culture approach to the study of empathy will advance our understanding of this nebulous construct

Empathy · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Psychotherapist · Relational theory · Simulation theory of empathy · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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