The inconsistent definition of empathy has had a negative impact on both research and
practice. The aim of this article is to review and critically appraise a range of definitions of …

Evidence suggests that there are differences in the capacity for empathy between males and
females. However, how deep do these differences go? Stereotypically, females are …

The development and maintenance of prosocial, other-oriented behaviors has been of
considerable recent interest. Though it is clear that prosocial behaviors emerge early and …

The objective of the present study was to construct and validate a short‐form version of the
Self‐Compassion Scale (SCS). Two Dutch samples were used to construct and cross …

Cyberbullying is a relatively new aggressive behavior in which young people repeatedly
and intentionally inflict harm on peers, using electronic devices. Cyberbullying has very …

Despite its early origins and adaptive functions, empathy is not inevitable; people routinely
fail to empathize with others, especially members of different social or cultural groups. In five …

Empathy‐related responding, including empathy, sympathy, and personal distress, has
been implicated in conceptual models and theories about prosocial behavior and altruism …

Research on moral judgment has been dominated by rationalist models, in which moral
judgment is thought to be caused by moral reasoning. The author gives 4 reasons for …

There is disagreement in the literature about the exact nature of the phenomenon of
empathy. There are emotional, cognitive, and conditioning views, applying in varying …

Empathy accounts for the naturally occurring subjective experience of similarity between the
feelings expressed by self and others without loosing sight of whose feelings belong to …