Feeling good and open-minded: The impact of positive affect on cross cultural empathic responding

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-63

  Nelson, Donna Webster ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Empathy; Mood; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649086907     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760802357859     Document Type: Article

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