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Empathy has long been a topic of interest in psychology, but its nature and development have not been systematically treated. I have for some time been working on a comprehensive theoretical model for empathy, and in this paper, I present the most recent version of this model.
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Hoffman, M.L. (1978). Toward a Theory of Empathic Arousal and Development. In: Lewis, M., Rosenblum, L.A. (eds) The Development of Affect. Genesis of Behavior, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2616-8_9
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