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by W. David Hoisington, Ph.D.
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Compassion is defined as a relational experience that involves mutually shared emotion. This research may support the cross-cultural relevance of compassion as relational.
Hattfield, E., Rapson, R. L., and Le, Y. L. (2008). Emotional contagion and empathy. In J. Decety and W. Ickes (Eds.) The social neuroscience of empathy (pp. 19-30). Boston, MA: MIT Press.
(2008). Considering others in need. On altruism, empathy and perspective taking (Dissertation)
Stephan, W. G. & Finlay, K. (1979). The role of empathy in improving intergroup social relations. Journal of Social Sciences, 55 (4), 729-43.
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