Empathy, Guilt Proneness, and Gender: Relative Contributions to Prosocial Behaviour

Empathy, Guilt Proneness, and Gender: Relative Contributions to Prosocial Behaviour

Guilt is a moral emotion that is often looked upon as a negative trait. However, studies show that some individuals are more predisposed to think, feel and act in a more ethical manner because of a lower threshold to experience guilt. Some theories of helping behaviour emphasize the evolutionary mec...

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Main Authors: Linda Torstveit, Stefan Sütterlin, Ricardo Gregorio Lugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2016-05-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
guilt proneness
guilt
empathy
personality
prosocial behaviour
helping behaviour
gender
Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1097

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