Self-oriented affective empathy is associated with increased negative affect

An increasing body of research suggests that empathic traits at high levels may predict negative affectivity. Here, we investigate the combinatory and differential role of affective (personal distress, empathic concern) and cognitive (perspective taking) facets of empathy for their contribution to n...

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Hauptverfasser: Hülsemann, Mareike (VerfasserIn) , Kaurin, Aleksandra (VerfasserIn) , Kollmann, Bianca (VerfasserIn) , Chmitorz, Andrea (VerfasserIn) , Ahrens, Kira F. (VerfasserIn) , Schenk, Charlotte (VerfasserIn) , Plichta, Michael M. (VerfasserIn) , Lutz, Beat (VerfasserIn) , Basten, Ulrike (VerfasserIn) , Fiebach, Christian J. (VerfasserIn) , Kalisch, Raffael (VerfasserIn) , Lieb, Klaus (VerfasserIn) , Reif, Andreas (VerfasserIn) , Tüscher, Oliver (VerfasserIn) , Hermes, Henning (VerfasserIn) , Schunk, Daniel (VerfasserIn) , Wessa, Michèle (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 30 July 2025
In: Scientific reports
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 15, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-09860-9
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09860-9
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09860-9
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Verfasserangaben:Mareike J. Hülsemann, Aleksandra Kaurin, Bianca Kollmann, Andrea Chmitorz, Kira F. Ahrens, Charlotte Schenk, Michael M. Plichta, Beat Lutz, Ulrike Basten, Christian J. Fiebach, Raffael Kalisch, Klaus Lieb, Andreas Reif, Oliver Tüscher, Henning Hermes, Daniel Schunk and Michèle Wessa

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