Development and validation of a sympathy scale

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 275-282

  Uchida, Yukiko ^a   Kitayama, Shinobu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interdependence; Japanese culture; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; STANDARD;

EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS;

EID: 0035496120     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.72.275     Document Type: Article

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