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ERIC Number: EJ271620
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Aug
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Effect of Inducing Sadness about Self or Other on Helping Behavior in High- and Low-empathic Children.
Barnett, Mark A.; And Others
Child Development, v53 n4 p920-23 Aug 1982
The present study, involving 112 sixth graders, explored the effect of self- and other-directed negative affect on the subsequent helping behavior of high- and low-empathic children. (MP)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Emotional Response, Empathy, Individual Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Induced Affect; Sadness