The impact of the Roots of Empathy program extends throughout the globe. Our program has been studied by independent researchers from various countries and has been found to increase prosocial behaviour (e.g. caring, sharing, helping others) and empathy, and decrease in aggression and bullying in children. Beyond this, the Roots of Empathy program and our founder, Mary Gordon, have been mentioned in a variety of scholarly articles, research studies, government reports, conferences and symposia, school reports, training documents, annotated bibliographies, dissertations, white papers, and books, in many countries. These mentions cover a wide range of disciplines such as, psychology, education, criminology, business, economics, psychiatry, and neuroscience, etc..
Roots of Empathy Citations
- Scholarly articles
- Research studies
- Government reports
- Conferences and symposia
- School reports
- Training documents
- Annotated bibliographies
- Dissertations
- White papers
- Books
Mary Gordon’s work, including the Roots of Empathy program, has been mentioned in 1,369 pieces of literature, in 70 countries, and across 7 continents. Additional citations, at 34,590, means the number of times other scholars have cited the articles that we’ve been cited in. This shows the effect that is part of our impact.
These mentions cover a wide range of disciplines such as:
- Psychology
- Education
- Criminology
- Business
- Economics
- Psychiatry
- Neuroscience
The Optimal Application of Empathy Interventions to Reduce Antisocial Behaviour and Crime: A Review of the Literature
Brief Summary: Roots of Empathy is mentioned as one of the well-evidenced universal programmes that has shown to be effective in increasing empathy and prosocial behaviour and decreasing aggression and expected fighting incidents. READ FULL PAPER HERE
Authors: Neema Trivedi-Bateman; Emma L. Crook
Empathy as a Mediator of the Relationship between Authoritative Parenting and Delinquent Behavior in Adolescence
Brief Summary: The study highlights the critical role of empathy development during early adolescence in preventing delinquent behavior in late adolescence, and uses Roots of Empathy as an “example of a successful classroom-based approach…which has been found effective in both promoting empathy and reducing aggression in early adolescents” (p. 12). READ ABSTRACT HERE
Authors: Marlon Goering & Sylvie Mrug
Last Update: July 2024