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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood

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Published on: February 11, 2017

Integrating Empathy and Interpersonal Emotion Regulation.

¹Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA;

Annual Review of Psychology

|September 26, 2019

Summary

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Empathy often involves wanting others to feel better, but this can sometimes mean worsening their immediate feelings to improve long-term well-being. This research integrates empathy with interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) to explore diverse prosocial goals.

Keywords:

affective forecasting empathy interpersonal emotion regulation prosocial behavior

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Social Psychology
Emotional Regulation

Background:

Empathy drives individuals to enhance others' well-being.
Existing research primarily examines empathy when it aligns with the target's emotional goals.
The specific emotional states empathizers aim for in others remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the full spectrum of empathic goals regarding others' emotional states.
To propose integrating empathy within the framework of interpersonal emotion regulation (IER).
To explore how diverse empathic goals lead to prosocial actions.

Main Methods:

Literature review and theoretical integration.
Analysis of empathy within various contexts like close relationships and professional caregiving.
Examination of empathic goals in group-based emotions.

Main Results:

Empathic goals extend beyond simply increasing positive or decreasing negative affect.
Empathy can involve intentionally worsening a target's affect or contravening their wishes for their ultimate well-being.
A broader understanding of empathic goals can be achieved through the lens of interpersonal emotion regulation (IER).

Conclusions:

Integrating empathy with interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) offers a novel perspective on prosocial behavior.
This integration allows for new research questions regarding the link between social emotions and prosocial actions.
Understanding the complexity of empathic goals is crucial for comprehending human social behavior.