Who cares when nobody is watching? Psychopathic traits and empathy in prosocial behaviors

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-121

  White, Bradley A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial; Empathy; Mediation; Prosocial; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885469177     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.08.033     Document Type: Article

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