Inhibition of personally-relevant angry faces moderates the effect of empathy on interpersonal functioning.

While empathy is typically assumed to promote effective social interactions, it can sometimes be detrimental when it is unrestrained and overgeneralized. The present study explored whether cognitive inhibition would moderate the effect of empathy on social functioning. Eighty healthy young adults un...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Iacono, Mark A Ellenbogen, Alexa L Wilson, Philip Desormeau, Rami Nijjar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4334999?pdf=render