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However, accumulating evidence suggests that a merging of self and other identity can occur and that it is most likely under conditions linked by the empathy-altruism model to feelings of attachment and altruistic motivation: relationship closeness and perspective taking.
He proposes that empathy is the key factor responsible for altruism and describes the results of an experiment that supports his position. Social psychologist Robert Cialdini and his colleagues (from "Empathy-Based Helping: Is It Selflessly or Selfishly Motivated?"
- C. Daniel Batson, Bruce D. Duncan, Paula Ackerman, Terese Buckley, Kimberly Birch, Robert B. Cialdin...
- 2007
The authors use this insight to reinterpret data previously said to support the empathy-altruism model of helping, which asserts that empathic concern for another results in selflessness and true altruism.
- Robert B. Cialdini, Stephanie L. Brown, Brian P. Lewis, Carol Luce, Steven L. Neuberg
- 1997
Briefly reviews the literature on the relationship between vicarious emotional responses and the tendency to help, in response to C. D. Batson and L. L. Shaw's (see record 1992-01389-001) article supporting the empathy-altruism hypothesis.
- Robert B. Cialdini
- 1991
Sep 1, 1997 · Results of five studies supported the empathy-altruism hypothesis and two new egoistic alternatives to this hypothesis explored, finding that empathic emotion evokes altruistic motivation continues to mount.
Robert B. Cialdini is Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, where he has been on the faculty since 1971. His research interests include social influence, altruism, and self-presentation.
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suggested that Cialdini et al.’s use of imagined scenarios may not have reflected the experiences and motivations that would exist in true helping situations. Methodological Considerations
