Emotion regulation moderates the association between empathy and prosocial behavior
Theory and evidence suggest that empathy is an important motivating factor for prosocial behaviour and that emotion regulation, i.e. the capacity to exert control over an emotional response, may moderate the degree to which empathy is associated with prosocial behaviour. However, studies to date hav...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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