The longitudinal interplay of affective and cognitive empathy within and between adolescents and mothers

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1219-1225

  Van Lissa, Caspar J ^a   Hawk, Skyler T ^a   De Wied, Minet ^a   Koot, Hans M ^b   Van Lier, Pol ^b   Meeus, Wim ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Empathic concern; Empathy; Intergenerational transmission; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897960992     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035050     Document Type: Article

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