The (Non)relation between empathy and aggression: Surprising results from a meta-analysis

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 751-773

  Vachon, David D ^a   Lynam, Donald R ^b   Johnson, Jarrod A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Meta analysis; Physical aggression; Sexual aggression; Verbal aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84922989658     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035236     Document Type: Article

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