Empathic concern and helping behavior: Egoism or altruism?

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 333-353

  Schroeder, David A ^a   Dovidio, John F ^b   Sibicky, Mark E ^a   Matthews, Linda L ^a   Allen, Judith L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

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EID: 0011589703     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1031(88)90024-8     Document Type: Article

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