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Affective Empathy Development

Affective Empathy Development is a psychological construct denoting the progressive capacity to share and respond to the emotional states of others, distinguished from cognitive empathy by its focus on affective resonance rather than perspective-taking or understanding.

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2017–2026

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The developmental origins of a disposition toward empathy: Genetic and environmental contributions.

Ariel Knafo‐Noam, Carolyn Zahn‐Waxler, Carol Van Hulle et al. · Emotion · 2008 · 559 citations

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Developmental synthesis of affect and cognition and its implications for altruistic motivation.

Martin L. Hoffman · Developmental Psychology · 1975 · 550 citations

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Dissecting the Neural Mechanisms Mediating Empathy

Jean Decety · Emotion Review · 2011 · 517 citations

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The origins of empathic concern

Carolyn Zahn‐Waxler, Marian Radke‐Yarrow · Motivation and Emotion · 1990 · 476 citations · Full text

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Sympathy through affective perspective taking and its relation to prosocial behavior in toddlers.

Amrisha Vaish, Malinda Carpenter, Michael Tomasello · Developmental Psychology · 2009 · 470 citations

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Authors

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  1. CR
    Carolien Rieffe

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    7 publications · 363 citations

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  2. WM
    Wim Meeus

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    7 publications · 434 citations

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  3. SB
    Susan Branje

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    5 publications · 309 citations

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  4. CZ
    Carolyn Zahn‐Waxler

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. MD
    Minet de Wied

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    5 publications · 407 citations

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Institutions

428

  1. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    40 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    4.7K citations

  4. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    456 citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    185 citations

  6. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    891 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    2.5K citations

  8. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    520 citations

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  1. Developmental Psychology

    11 publications · 2K citations

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  2. Frontiers in Psychology

    7 publications · 342 citations

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  3. Social Development

    6 publications · 449 citations

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  4. Child Development

    6 publications · 292 citations

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  5. The Journal of Genetic Psychology

    5 publications · 399 citations

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