Tag: empathy

Study suggests it’s possible to detect empathy in people when their brains are at rest

From the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences press release: UCLA researchers have found that it is possible to assess a person’s ability to feel empathy by studying… Read more »

Study points to the pain-reducing effects of social support

From the De Gruyter press release: Researchers at the University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT, Hall, Austria) and the University of the Balearic Islands (Palma de Mallorca,… Read more »

Study suggests imagining end user’s feelings leads to more original outcomes in product design

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau press release: Developing original and innovative products is critical to a company’s long-term success and competitive advantage. Thus, gaining a better… Read more »

Study suggests bosses who put their followers first can boost their business

From the University of Exeter press release: Companies would do well to tailor training and recruitment measures to encourage managers who have empathy, integrity and are trustworthy — because they… Read more »

Study suggests people often avoid empathy because of the mental effort involved

From the American Psychological Association press release: Even when feeling empathy for others isn’t financially costly or emotionally draining, people will still avoid it because they think empathy requires too… Read more »

Study suggests testosterone and cortisol modulate the effects of empathy on aggression in children

From the University of the Basque Country press release: The research group in the Psychobiology section of the Department of Basic Psychological Processes and their Development of the UPV/EHU’s Faculty… Read more »