Self-oriented affective empathy is associated with increased negative affect

Self-oriented affective empathy is associated with increased negative affect

Abstract 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 contribu...

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Main Authors: 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, Michèle Wessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Cognitive empathy
Affective empathy
Anxiety
Depression
Latent profile analysis
Replication
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09860-9
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