Conceptualising and Measuring Empathy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5779535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen E Gerdes (Arizona State University), Elizabeth A Segal (Arizona State University), Cynthia A Lietz (Arizona State University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2326-2343 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcq048 |
| OpenAlex | W1999065033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 56 |
| References cited | 58 |
The purpose of this article is to briefly review the most influential existing literature on conceptualizing and measuring empathy. In addition, we consider a second, highly salient body of literature emerging from the relatively new field of social cognitive neuroscience, which uses brain imaging to help identify the physiological components of emotional and cognitive processes. We believe that social cognitive neuroscience can assist social work in clarifying concrete, consistent ways of defining and measuring empathy as a neurological phenomenon. Finally, we assess some of the most recent social work-related empirical intervention-based research on empathy. Combining all these research traditions leads to a compelling possibility: a unified, consistent, and robust way to define and measure the empathic responses that help form the foundation of just and beneficent social structures
Foundation (evidence · Phenomenon · Action Observation and Synchronization · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Empathy and Medical Education
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The effectiveness of digital interventions for enhancing empathy in adults
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The Utility of Physiological Measures in Assessing the Empathic Skills of Incarcerated Violent Offenders
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A critical review of empathy assessments for children ages 3–12
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Exploring the Relationship of personality characteristics and spirituality to empathy
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Deeper engagement with live theater increases middle school students’ empathy and social perspective taking
A critical review of interdisciplinary perspectives on the paradox of prosocial compared to antisocial manifestations of empathy
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Examination of Known-Groups Validity for the Empathy Assessment Index (EAI)
The Empathy Assessment Index (EAI)
The Role of Affective Empathy in Eliminating Discrimination Against Women
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Digital empathy in online education
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The Teaching and Learning of Communication Skills in Social Work Education
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Development and Rasch Analysis of the Empathic Counselor Response Scale
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Understanding empathy in Norwegian social work education
Introduction
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The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
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Development of an empathy scale.
Empathy
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The Mirror-Neuron System
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Empathic
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Empathic joy and the empathy-altruism hypothesis
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Empathy
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The relations of emotionality and regulation to dispositional and situational empathy-related responding
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| Unique citing works | 56 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,73 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |