Emotion Regulation Moderates the Association between Empathy and Prosocial Behavior
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Patricia L. Lockwood , Ana Seara-Cardoso, Essi Viding Published: May 8, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096555 Abstract Theory and evidence suggest that empathy is an important motivating factor for prosocial behaviour and that emotion regulation, i.e. the capacity to exert control over an emotional response, may moderate the degree to which empathy is associated with prosocial behaviour. However, studies to date have not simultaneously explored the associations between different empathic processes and prosocial behaviour, nor whether different types…
