EMPATHY - A PHYSIOLOGICAL SUBSTRATE
EMPATHY - A PHYSIOLOGICAL SUBSTRATE
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DOI:
10.1037/0022-3514.63.2.234
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发表时间:
1992-08-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
RUEF, AM
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作者:
LEVENSON, RW;RUEF, AM
The relation between empathy (defined as the ability to perceive accurately how another person is feeling) and physiology was studied in 31 Ss. Ss viewed 15-min marital interactions and used a rating dial to indicate continuously how they thought a designated spouse was feeling. Rating accuracy was determined by comparing Ss' ratings with identical self-ratings obtained previously from the target spouse. Physiological linkage between S and target was determined using bivariate time-series analyses applied to 5 autonomic and somatic measures obtained from the S during the rating task and from the target spouse during the original conversation. Accuracy of rating negative emotion was greatest when S and target evidenced high levels of physiological linkage across time. Accuracy of detecting positive emotion was related to a state of low cardiovascular arousal in the S, but not to physiological linkage between S and target.