Title: "Mother-Child Relations and the Development of Empathy: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study."
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Publication: CHILD PSYCHIATRY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 16/2 (1985): 77-86.
Authors: Siegal, M.
Date: (1985)
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Siegal, M. "Mother-Child Relations and the Development of Empathy: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study." CHILD PSYCHIATRY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 16/2 (1985): 77-86.
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Examines relationships among gender constancy (awareness that one's gender is unchanging throughout life), gender identification, and empathy among children in first grade at two points in time. A positive correlation was noted between identification with one's mother at Time 1 and empathy score at Time 2 for both boys and girls. (COTTON)*
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