Perspective taking and empathic concern in adolescence: Gender differences in developmental changes

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 881-888

  Van der Graaff, Jolien ^a   Branje, Susan ^a   De Wied, Minet ^a   Hawk, Skyler ^a   Van Lier, Pol ^b   Meeus, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Development; Empathy; Gender differences; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84895189852     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034325     Document Type: Article

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