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Peer reviewedRussell, Gordon W.; Mentzel, Robert K. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Reports results of a 1984-85 study involving 261 Canadian undergraduates and their degree of sympathy for victims in each of 20 world disasters. Finds culpability singularly influential in determining degree of sympathy. Determines females showed greater empathy and recommended more financial aid than did men. (DB)
Descriptors: Altruism, Attribution Theory, Empathy, Ethical Instruction
