Demands in reflecting about another's motives and intentions modulate vicarious embarrassment in autism spectrum disorders

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1312-1321

  Paulus, Frieder M ^a   Kamp Becker, Inge ^a   Krach, Sören ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Empathy; Social emotions; Social pain; Vicarious embarrassment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VICARIOUS EMBARRASSMENT;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873911667     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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