Atypical emotion sharing in individuals with mirror sensory synaesthesia.

Autor: Santiesteban, Idalmis, Hales, Clare, Bowling, Natalie C., Ward, Jamie, Banissy, Michael J.
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Zdroj: Cognitive Neuropsychology; Oct-Dec2023, Vol. 40 Issue 7/8, p367-380, 14p
Abstrakt: Being able to empathise with others is a crucial ability in everyday life. However, this does not usually entail feeling the pain of others in our own bodies. For individuals with mirror-sensory synaesthesia (MSS), however, this form of empathic embodiment is a common feature. Our study investigates the empathic ability of adults who experience MSS using a video-based empathy task. We found that MSS participants did not differ from controls on emotion identification and affective empathy; however, they showed higher affect sharing (degree to which their affect matches what they attribute to others) than controls. This finding indicates difficulties with self-other distinction, which our data shows results in fewer signs of prosocial behaviour. Our findings are in line with the self-other control theory of MSS and highlight how the use of appropriate empathy measures can contribute to our understanding of this important socio-affective ability, both in typical and atypical populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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