Is It Better to Receive Than To Give? Empathy in the Conflict-Distress Relationship

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-315

  Ferguson, Merideth ^a   Carlson, Dawn ^a   Zivnuska, Suzanne ^b   Whitten, Dwayne ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Empathy; Social support; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WORK; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPATHY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954695912     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019620     Document Type: Article

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