A measure of emotional empathy1

1972/12/01 by Albert Mehrabian, Norman Epstein, Norman B. Epstein · 2,364 citations
Psychology · #Anger #Behavioral and Psychological Studies #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Citation #Empathy #Gratitude #Library science #Personality #Psychology #Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1972.tb00078.x

published in Journal of Personality 40(4), 525-543 (Wiley)

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