Sex and Conceptual Level Empathic Responses to Ambivalent Affect.

Kimberlin, Carole L.; Friesen, Deloss D.

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ERIC Number: EJ227309

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Publication Date: 1980-Jun

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Sex and Conceptual Level Empathic Responses to Ambivalent Affect.

Kimberlin, Carole L.; Friesen, Deloss D.

Counselor Education and Supervision, v19 n4 p252-58 Jun 1980

Significant interaction was found between conceptual level and type of affect. Females were more empathic than males, and responses to nonambivalent affect statements were more empathic than responses to ambivalent affect statements. (Author)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Counselor Client Relationship, Emotional Response, Empathy, Identification (Psychology), Interaction, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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