The Making of a Hero: Cultivating Empathy, Altruism, and Heroic Imagination
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DOI: 10.1177/0022167817708064
Abstract: Heroes are not born; they’re made. This article examines the commonalities in the backgrounds of people who take heroic action on behalf of others to theorize the ways in which our society can encourage citizens… read more here.
Keywords: making hero; heroic imagination; cultivating empathy; empathy altruism ... See more keywords
Level and correlates of empathy and altruism during the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence from a representative survey in Germany
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265544
Abstract: Aim Our purpose was to clarify the level and correlates of empathy and altruism in the German population during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods A nationally representative survey (n = 3,075) was conducted in August/September 2021.… read more here.
Keywords: empathy altruism; correlates empathy; altruism; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
Neural mechanisms of modulations of empathy and altruism by beliefs of others’ pain
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.66043
Abstract: Perceived cues signaling others’ pain induce empathy which in turn motivates altruistic behavior toward those who appear suffering. This perception-emotion-behavior reactivity is the core of human altruism but does not always occur in real-life situations.… read more here.
Keywords: others pain; neural mechanisms; beliefs others; empathy altruism ... See more keywords