... Kernels Emotions Empathy Children who grow up exposed to high levels of violence are more likely to develop aggressive behaviors, and to participate in violence later in their lives, contributing to a cycle of violence (Dodge et al., 1989). The promotion early in life of socio-emotional...

...) from a New York City public school completed measures (including self-report empathy and self-other overlap) before undergoing story exchanges in small groups, immediately after, and after a delay. Students who underwent this brief, low-cost, one-time intervention showed boosts in empathy immediately...