Université de Fribourg

How is my partner feeling in different daily-life settings? Accuracy of spouses' judgements about their partner's feelings at work and at home

Wilhelm, Peter ; Perrez, Meinrad

In: Social indicators research, 2004, vol. 67, p. 183-246

How accurately do spouses know their partner’s feelings when the partner is not physically present, but in a specific setting (at work, or at home)? This question addresses a special kind of empathic inference that relies mainly on content knowledge and projection rather than perception. We answered this question using a computer assisted diary approach.