Altruism or psychological escape: Why does empathy promote prosocial behavior?
- 15 August 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 39 (5), 649-665
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.561
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