This study from the University of Chicago shows an interactive effect between developmental age and empathy and disaster. The researchers started their study before this earthquake killed 87,000 people; the researchers were thoughtful enough to learn what they could about and from the children
N. Szajnberg, MD, Managing Editor
“Scientists from the U.S. and Canada were already collaborating with Chinese researchers in the town in Sichuan province on a study of altruistic behavior when the earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the Richter scale, killed some 87,000 people, including many children.”