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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Affective Science

Background:

  • Empathy research traditionally focuses on between-person differences, neglecting intraindividual variations.
  • The influence of perceived affect valence on empathy remains unclear.
  • Understanding within-person empathy structures is crucial for a comprehensive view of empathic tendencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate within-person variation in empathy using a microlongitudinal approach.
  • To examine how affect valence (positive/negative) influences empathic responses.
  • To develop and compare within-person and between-person models of affect-specific empathy.

Main Methods:

  • Microlongitudinal experience sampling study with 117 adults and 6,307 observations.
  • Variance component analysis to assess individual differences in affect-specific empathy.
  • Multilevel structural equation modeling to establish within-person and between-person empathy models.

Main Results:

  • Substantial within-person variation in affect-specific empathy was identified.
  • Within-person, individuals primarily experienced cognitive and affective empathy for either positive or negative affect, not simultaneously.
  • Between-person analysis revealed affect-specific dimensions for affective empathy but not cognitive empathy.

Conclusions:

  • Empathy structures differ significantly at within-person and between-person levels.
  • Individual differences exist in the extent to which people simultaneously experience various forms of empathy.
  • Future research should explore these nuanced within-person empathy dynamics.