Elevated empathy in adults following childhood trauma

Traumatic events increase the risk of depression, but there is also evidence that adversity can lead to posttraumatic growth, including increased compassion and prosocial behavior. To date there is no empirical research pinpointing childhood trauma to an increase in trait empathy in adulthood. Altho...

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Published in:PloS one 2018-10, Vol.13 (10), p.e0203886
Main Authors: Greenberg, David M., Baron-Cohen, Simon, Rosenberg, Nora, Fonagy, Peter, Rentfrow, Peter J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Age Factors
Autism
Biology and Life Sciences
Child
Childhood
Children
Cognition & reasoning
Complications and side effects
Demographic aspects
Emotions
Empathy
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Neurosciences
Pediatric injuries
People and Places
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic growth
Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Psychological Trauma - psychology
Psychology
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk factors
Self Report
Social Sciences
Trauma
Trauma Severity Indices
Wounds and Injuries - psychology
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