Author(s): Bullinger J; Christner N; Urian R; Kellermann CM; Beaulieu S; Steinbeis N; Dunfield KA; Paulus M;

Empathy is vital for social development in early childhood. This study investigates the empathy-related behaviours of 362 German and Canadian children (49.72% girls) aged 3 to 6 years (M = 60.65 months; SD = 11.43 months), focusing on responses to emotional distress. Using latent profile analysis ...

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Author(s): Vongas JG; Al Hajj R;

Glass cliffs describe situations in which women are promoted to executive roles in declining organizations. To explain them, some authors suggest that people tend to "think crisis-think female." However, the root cause of this association remains elusive. Using several subfields of evolutionary theory, we argue that biology and culture have shaped the per ...

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Author(s): McIver TA; Craig W; Bosma RL; Chiarella J; Klassen J; Sandra A; Goegan S; Booij L;

Peers are present for most bullying episodes. Peers who witness bullying can play an important role in either stopping or perpetuating the behaviour. Defending can greatly benefit victimized peers. Empathy is strongly associated with defending. Yet, less is known about defenders' neural response to witnessing social distress, and how this response may ...

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