The development of empathy in childhood

Previous research has identified that children and adolescents, typically males, with behaviour problems have poorer empathic skills than their nonbehaviour disordered peers (e.g. De Wied, Goudena & 'Matthys, 2005). Since increased empathy is positively associated with prosocial behaviour a...

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Main Author: Woolston, Amy
Published: University of Warwick 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487545