Suffering and Compassion: The Links Among Adverse Life Experiences, Empathy, Compassion, and Prosocial Behavior

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RT @Celtic_Films: Trauma and Empathy link. "Suffering and compassion: The links among adverse life experiences, empathy, compassion, and p…

Trauma and Empathy link. "Suffering and compassion: The links among adverse life experiences, empathy, compassion, and prosocial behavior" Daniel Lim 1, David DeSteno 1 PMID: 26751630 DOI: 10.1037/emo0000144 https://t.co/aaFJ4vlgdX https://t.co/W3lHYv…

@DavidPinsof And there are indeed various studies that suggest that suffering can have instrumental benefits, such as causing people to make more sympathetic moral judgments. See e.g.: https://t.co/VRTXCIK91S https://t.co/4eoSao6LMM https://t.co/Kty6tM2Qtw

"Out of Suffering have emerged our more Compassionate souls" – ( #FIFY ) @kodaschoice https://t.co/3E51FTz3eE

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