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The crystal globe: emotional empathy and the transformation of self.
- Source :
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Consciousness and cognition [Conscious Cogn] 2012 Sep; Vol. 21 (3), pp. 1526-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jun 20. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- To test whether emotional empathy is linked to altered perceptions of self in relation to other and/or context, participants read one of two tragic news stories and then completed a self-report empathy measure, as well as an abridged version of Hood's (1975) Mysticism scale either before or after the article. Exposure to a needy other in the story tended to result in greater self-reported mystical experience. Men with a history of mystical experience reported more empathy, but the latter was disconnected from on-line reports of mystical experience. Women's history of mystical experience did not predict empathic responding overall, but their reported empathy was linked to on-line experiences of oneness, absorption into something larger, and space-time distortion with imputed religious significance. Directions for future research, including the possible facilitative role of oxytocin, are discussed.<br /> (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Female
Humans
Male
Mysticism
Psychological Tests
Emotions
Empathy
Self Concept
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1090-2376
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Consciousness and cognition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22726694
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2012.06.002