Empathy in subjects with high intellectual potential (HIP): Rethinking stereotypes through a multidimensional and developmental review

Nathalie Lavenne-Collot, Pascale Planche and Laurence Vaivre-Douret

Intelligence, 2025, vol. 112, issue C

Abstract: Empathy is often portrayed as a defining trait of individuals with High Intellectual Potential (HIP), frequently associated with heightened sensitivity, emotional depth, or altruistic tendencies. However, such generalizations oversimplify a multidimensional construct and overlook intra-group variability in empathic functioning.

Keywords: High intellectual potential (HIP); Giftedness; Multidimensional empathy; Perspective-taking; Socio-emotional development; Embodied cognition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2025.101935

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