Comparison of Cognitive Empathy, Emotional Empathy, and Social Functioning in Different Age Groups

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-85

  Khanjani, Zeinab ^a   Mosanezhad Jeddi, Elnaz ^a   Hekmati, Issa ^a   Khalilzade, Saeede ^a   Etemadi Nia, Mahin ^a   Andalib, Morteza ^a   Ashrafian, Parvaneh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Age; Cognitive empathy; Emotional empathy; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920964292     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ap.12099     Document Type: Article

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