SCIENTIFIC The assertion that autistic people lack a theory of mind—that they fail to
understand that other people have a mind or that they themselves have a mind—pervades …

Social interaction is closely associated with both functional capacity and well-being.
Previous research has not only revealed evidence of social dysfunction in individuals with a …

Empathy is widely regarded as relevant to a diverse range of psychopathological constructs,
such as autism spectrum disorder, psychopathy, and borderline personality disorder …

The present study aimed to explore the relationship between autistic and schizotypal traits in
the non-clinical population. We first conducted a meta-analysis to quantify the correlation …

Purpose This study explored the role of several psychological factors in professional quality
of life in nurses. Specifically, we tried to clarify the relationships between several dimensions …

Empathy is an important human ability associated with successful social interaction. It is
currently unclear how to optimally measure individual differences in empathic processing …

Narcissism is commonly associated with low empathy, but empirical studies have used
diverse methods, yielding mixed findings. The present meta-analysis examined the overall …

Empathy is the ability to recognize and respond to the emotional states of other individuals. It
is an important psychological process that facilitates navigating social interactions and …

As empathy has not been investigated in the context of problematic use of the Internet, we
conducted a study to test for a potential link. In samples from China (N= 438) and Germany …

Background Aggression comprises a heterogeneous set of behavioral patterns that aim to
harm and hurt others. Empathy represents a potential mechanism that inhibits aggressive …