Updated January 1, 2009
The Swedish Empathy Center recommends the following articles in Developmental Psychology:
· Chapman, M., Zahn-Waxler, C., Cooperman, G., & Iannotti, R. (1987). Empathy and responsibility in the motivation of children's helping. Developmental
Psychology, 23, 140-145.
· Cohen, D., & Strayer, J. (1996). Empathy in conduct-disordered and comparison youth. Developmental Psychology, 32, 988-998.
· Feshbach, N. D., & Feshbach, S. (1969). The relationship between empathy and aggression in two age groups. Developmental Psychology, 1, 102-107.
· Hoffman, M. L., & Levine, L. E. (1976). Early sex differences in empathy. Developmental Psychology, 12, 557-558.
· Levine, L. E., & Hoffman, M. L. (1975). Empathy and cooperation in 4-year-olds. Developmental Psychology, 11, 533-534.
· Sagi, A., & Hoffman, M. L. (1976). Empathic distress in the newborn. Developmental Psychology, 12, 175-176.
· Thompson, R. A., & Hoffman, M. L. (1980). Empathy and development of guilt in children. Developmental Psychology, 16, 155-156.
· Valiente, C., Eisenberg, N., Fabes, R. A., Shepard, S. A., Cumberland, A., & Losoya, S. H. (2004). Prediction of children’s empathy-related responding from
their effortful control and parents’ expressivity. Developmental Psychology, 40, 911-926.
· Young, S. K.., Fox, N. A., & Zahn-Waxler, C. (1999). The relations between temperament and empathy in 2-years-olds. Developmental Psychology, 35, 1189-
1197.
· Zahn-Waxler, C., Robinson, J. L., & Emde, R. N. (1992). The development of empathy in twins. Developmental Psychology, 28, 1038-1047.