Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ221052
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Publication Date: 1978-Oct
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Vicarious Anxiety: A Systematic Evaluation of a Vicarious Threat to Self-Esteem.
Kendall, Philip C.; And Others
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v46 n5 p997-1008 Oct 1978
Investigated subjects' state anxiety arousal in response to an in vivo vicarious threat to self-esteem. Results indicated state anxiety as self-reported by high-empathic subjects increased following vicarious threats to self-esteem manipulation. Trait anxiety was consistently related to A-State and A-State increases. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Empathy, Fear, Negative Reinforcement, Psychological Patterns, Responses, Self Esteem
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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