The relation between empathy and offending: A meta-analysis

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-189

  Van Langen, M A M ^a   Wissink, I B ^a   Van Vugt, E S ^a   Van der Stouwe, T ^a   Stams, G J J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affective empathy; Cognitive empathy; Meta analysis; Offending

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE EMPATHY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE EMPATHY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EFFECT SIZE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 84896534695     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2014.02.003     Document Type: Review

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