Updated January 1, 2009
The Swedish Empathy Center recommends the following articles by Jakob Eklund:
Batson, C. D., Håkansson Eklund, J., Chermok, V. L., Hoyt, J. L., & Ortiz, B. G. (2007). An additional antecedent of empathic concern: Valuing the welfare of the person in need. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 65-74.
Håkansson, J., & Montgomery, H. (2002). The role of action in empathy from the perspectives of the empathizer and the target. Current Research in Social Psychology, 8, 50-62.
Håkansson, J., & Montgomery, H. (2003). Empathy as an interpersonal phenomenon. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 20, 267-284.
Håkansson Eklund, J. (2006). Empathy and viewing the other as a subject. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 47, 399-409.
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