Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings Reduce Empathic Responding

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 391-401

  Nelson, Donna Webster ^a   Baumgarte, Roger ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1542350838     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02553.x     Document Type: Article

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