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Explaining the Insufficient Relationship between Affective Empathy and Physical Aggression Based on a Double-edged
Yang Wang1, Wei Li2, Juanhua Yang3
1Institute of Applied Psychology, School of Public Administration, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
|August 2, 2023
Summary
Affective empathy
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Empathy Research
Background:
- Affective empathy is commonly viewed as an aggression inhibitor.
- Meta-analyses reveal no significant correlation between affective empathy and aggression.
- A 'double-edged sword' model is proposed to explain this discrepancy.
Conclusions:
- The relationship between affective empathy and aggression is complex and bidirectional.
- Developing sympathy can reduce aggression, but excessive affective empathy may increase it.
- Interventions should focus on fostering sympathy while moderating empathic arousal.
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