The Multiplicity of Empathy: Study Reveals Both Interpersonal & Intrapersonal Benefits of Being Empathetic
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Saturday, March 31, 2018
A study by PsychTests.com reveals that empathetic people are not only more skilled at dealing with people, they are also more resilient and have better self-esteem.
Key Points:
- Helping a stranger, getting along with peers and colleagues, saving an animal, and compromising with an adversary all require empathy.
- After collecting data from 9,234 people who took PsychTests Emotional Intelligence Test, researchers compared the scores of empathetic and non-empathetic on various interpersonal (dealing with others) and intrapersonal (dealing with self) competencies.
- And chances are that empathetic people are more likely to have good emotional intelligence in general, and the benefits of EQ are numerous.
- The companys research division, Plumeus Inc., is supported in part by Research and Development Tax Credit awarded by Industry Canada.