Testing the impact of interpersonal regulatory fit on empathy, helping intentions, and prosocial behaviour.

Similarity with others in need regarding various attributes [e.g., social group membership] has been shown to increase individuals' empathic responses, willingness to help and prosocial behaviour. We tested whether a subtle similarity, namely of observers' and targets' self-regulatory...

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Main Authors: Rinad Bakhti, Karl-Andrew Woltin, Kai Sassenberg, John Rae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270462