The effect of infant-like characteristics on empathic concern for adults in need

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 270-277

  Lishner, David A ^a   Oceja, Luis V ^b   Stocks, E L ^c   Zaspel, Kirstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Attractiveness; Babyfacedness; Empathic concern; Empathy; Infant like characteristics; Similarity; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349088279     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-008-9101-5     Document Type: Article

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