Catastrophe Compassion: Understanding and Extending Prosociality Under Crisis

How do people behave when disasters strike? Popular media accounts depict panic and cruelty, but in fact individuals often cooperate with and care for one another during crises. I summarize evidence for such 'catastrophe compassion', discuss its roots, and consider how it might be cultivat...

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Autor principal: Zaki, Jamil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7221394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32410822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2020.05.006
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Sumario:How do people behave when disasters strike? Popular media accounts depict panic and cruelty, but in fact individuals often cooperate with and care for one another during crises. I summarize evidence for such 'catastrophe compassion', discuss its roots, and consider how it might be cultivated in more mundane times.

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