Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to clarify the association between
social anxiety and affective (AE) and cognitive empathy (CE). Methods 1442 studies from …

Although theory suggests that empathy may signal a risk for anxiety (Tone & Tully, 2014), the
relation between these constructs remains unclear due to the lack of a quantitative synthesis …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is associated with elevated negative and diminished positive
affective experience. However, little is known about the way in which individuals with SAD …

It has been proposed that social anxiety is associated with poor emotion knowledge (EK),
although studies have revealed mixed results. The aim of the present paper was to …

Background Impairments in social functioning are common in individuals with (sub) clinical
levels of depression. One possible underlying mechanism of this relationship is low …

Regardless of a large amount of literature, whether empathy closely relates to depression is
far from conclusive. The present study collected previous evidence and performed a meta …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has been shown to be associated with difficulty in the ability to
vicariously share others' positive emotions (positive affective empathy). Mixed evidence also …

Background College freshmen are at high risk for mental and socioemotional problems after
entering a new environment. However, few investigators have evaluated the associations …

Until recently, there has been limited recognition that diminished positive psychological
experiences are important to understanding the nature of social anxiety. Meta-analytic …

Background Depression is associated with problems in social functioning. Impaired
empathic abilities might underlie this association. Empathy is a multidimensional construct …