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Abstract

The relation of prosocial behavior of 53 preschoolers to different modes of vicarious emotional responses was examined. Videotapes were used to elicit empathy, whereas vicarious emotional responses and defensive behaviors were assessed by means of self-report, facial, and heart-rate indexes. (SH)

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Title
Preschoolers' Vicarious Emotional Responding and Their Situational and Dispositional Prosocial Behavior
Author
Eisenberg, Nancy
Pages
507-29
Publication year
1990
ISSN
0272-930X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Peer reviewed
Yes
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
62980051