I'm Embarrassed for You: The Effect of Valuing and Perspective Taking on Empathic Embarrassment and Empathic Concern

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-26

  Stocks, Eric L ^a   Lishner, David A ^b   Waits, Bethany L ^a   Downum, Eirah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

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EID: 78651515165     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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