9 research outputs found
Geographic variation in empathy: A state-level analysis
Empathy is often studied at the individual level, but little is known about variation in empathy across geographic regions and how this variation is associated with important regional-level outcomes. The present study examined associations between state-level empathy, prosocial behavior, and antisocial behavior in the United States. Participants were 79,563 U.S. residential adults who completed measures of cognitive and emotional empathy (i.e., perspective taking and empathic concern). Information on prosocial and antisocial behavior was retrieved from publicly available government databases. All indices of empathy were related to lower rates of violent crime, aggravated assault, and robbery. Total empathy was associated with higher well-being and higher volunteer rates. Implications for geographic variation in empathy, prosocial behavior, and antisocial behavior are discussed
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Treatment Response in Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/98185/1/jts21813.pd
Biological And Symptom Changes In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110764/1/da22331.pd
Changing social attitudes: Arab and Muslin bias declined from 2006 through 2015
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The vicarious effects of discrimination: How partner experiences of discrimination affect individual health
Little is known about how discriminatory experiences are associated with interpersonal relationships—specifically whether one person’s experience of discrimination has psychological effects on their partner and their relationship (i.e., vicarious effects). Using dyadic data analyses, we examined actor and partner effects of discriminatory experiences on self-rated health, chronic illness, depression, and relationship strain in a sample of 1,949 couples (3,898 participants). Actor and partner discrimination were associated with poorer health, greater depression, and greater relationship strain. These effects were mediated by higher levels of relationship strain. Our findings provide insight into the effects of direct and vicarious experiences of discrimination on interpersonal relationships
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, levels of social support, and emotional hiding in returning veterans
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The Empirics of Firm Heterogeneity and International Trade
This paper reviews the empirical evidence on firm heterogeneity in international trade. A first wave of empirical findings from micro data on plants and firms proposed challenges for existing models of inter- national trade and inspired the development of new theories emphasizing firm heterogeneity. Subsequent empirical research has examined additional predictions of these theories and explored other dimensions of the data not originally captured by them. These other dimensions include multi-product firms, offshoring, intra-firm trade and firm export market dynamics