Diagnosis of empathy and perspective-taking: A review of the relation between these constructs and implications for their measurement;Diagnostik von empathie und perspektivenübernahme: Eine überprüfung des zusammenhangs beider konstrukte und implikationen für die messung

Diagnostica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 117-129

  Steins, Gisela ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Empathy; Measurement; Perspective taking; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042308497     PISSN: 00121924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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