Updated January 1, 2009
The Swedish Empathy Center recommends the following articles in Motivation and Emotion:
Duan, C. (2000). Being empathic: The function of intention to empathize and nature of emotion. Motivation and Emotion, 24, 29-49.
Hoffman, M. L. (1990). Empathy and justice motivation. Motivation and Emotion. Special Issue: Empathy, 14, 151-172.
Zahn-Waxler, C., & Radke-Yarrow, M. (1990). The origins of empathic concern. Motivation and Emotion, 14, 107-130.