Witnessing peer rejection during early adolescence: Neural correlates of empathy for experiences of social exclusion

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 496-507

  Masten, Carrie L ^a   Eisenberger, Naomi I ^a   Pfeifer, Jennifer H ^b   Dapretto, Mirella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Empathy; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Peer rejection; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAIN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CHILD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78149273008     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2010.490673     Document Type: Article

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