Empathy in Preschoolers: Exploring Profiles and Age- and Gender-Related Differences.
Empathy is a key skill in the daily life of preschoolers, and it is important to understand how it evolves during this crucial period of development. This paper includes two studies. The first study, which had a cross-sectional design, examined affective, cognitive, and behavioral empathy in 354 chi...
| Publicado en: | Children Vol. 10; no. 12; pp. 1869 - 1889 |
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Dec2023
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