TY - JOUR
T1 - The relations of regulation and emotionality to children's situational empathy-related responding
AU - Gurthrie, Ivanna K.
AU - Eisenberg, Nancy
AU - Fabes, Richard A.
AU - Murphy, Bridget C.
AU - Holmgren, Robin
AU - Mazsk, Pat
AU - Karen, Suh
N1 - Funding Information:
1This research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DBS-9208375) to Nancy Eisenberg and Richard A. Fabes and a Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health (K02 MH00903) to Nancy Eisenberg. Wewould like to express our sincere gratitude to the teachers, principals, parents, and children from Fuller, Hudson, Meyer, and Rover elementary schools. We also owe thanks to Joseph Goodroade for his assistance in programming and to the many students who helped in data collection and coding, especially Cloe Calmatta, Maureen Jobe, Susan Bendon, Elana Goodwin, Kelly Hoagland, Connie Pyburn, Kevin Bush, Erik Rusmussen, Jeff Serrano, Nicole Tadeo, Shannon Walters, Heidi Wyman, Julie York, and Sharon Zygowicz. 2Address all correspondence to Nancy Eisenberg, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1104.
PY - 1997/3
Y1 - 1997/3
N2 - The relations of dispositional regulation (attentional control, ego control), ego resiliency, and emotionality (general emotional intensity and negative emotionality) to situational measures of sympathy and personal distress were examined. Situational sympathy and personal distress were assessed with facial, self-reported, and heart rate reactions to an empathy-inducing film. Teachers and parents completed measures of children's dispositional regulation and emotionality. In general, children who evidenced sympathy (e.g., facial sadness, mean heart rate decline, and self-reported sympathy) were rated higher in regulation and resiliency, although findings sometimes were obtained for only one sex. Children who evidenced personal distress (e.g., facial distress), as well as facial sadness, were rated relatively high in emotionality. Gaze aversion from the film was correlated with regulation and boys' resiliency, and was negatively related to negative emotionality.
AB - The relations of dispositional regulation (attentional control, ego control), ego resiliency, and emotionality (general emotional intensity and negative emotionality) to situational measures of sympathy and personal distress were examined. Situational sympathy and personal distress were assessed with facial, self-reported, and heart rate reactions to an empathy-inducing film. Teachers and parents completed measures of children's dispositional regulation and emotionality. In general, children who evidenced sympathy (e.g., facial sadness, mean heart rate decline, and self-reported sympathy) were rated higher in regulation and resiliency, although findings sometimes were obtained for only one sex. Children who evidenced personal distress (e.g., facial distress), as well as facial sadness, were rated relatively high in emotionality. Gaze aversion from the film was correlated with regulation and boys' resiliency, and was negatively related to negative emotionality.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1024478415317
DO - 10.1023/A:1024478415317
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031479297
SN - 0146-7239
VL - 21
SP - 87
EP - 108
JO - Motivation and Emotion
JF - Motivation and Emotion
IS - 1
ER -