Empathy and the relationship between attitudinal similarity and attraction
Journal of Research in PersonalityPublished 1 December 1989Open access
Steven L. Grover, Joel Brockner
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Abstract
Subjects varying in their levels of trait empathy encountered an attitudinally similar or dissimilar other. Replicating past research, subjects expressed much greater attraction for a similar rather than dissimilar other. Extending past research, the relationship between attitudinal similarity and attraction was much stronger among those having a strong rather than weak empathic tendency. Explanations, theoretical implications, and limitations are discussed.
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