“…Other studies have shown a direct relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior (Carlo, Knight et al 2011;Geng, Xia, & Qin, 2012;Panfile & Laible, 2012;Richaud de Minzi, 2008;Richaud de Minzi et al, 2011). Other researchers have found that female adolescents showe higher scores in empathy than male adolescents (Garaigordobil, Maganto, Pérez, & Sansinenea, 2009;Retuerto, 2004;Sánchez-Queija et al, 2006;Skoe, Cumberland, Eisenberg, Hansen, & Perry, 2002). Eisenberg (2000), in contrast, defined sympathy as "an emotional response stemming from the apprehension or comprehension of another's emotional state or condition, which is not the same as what the other person is feeling (or is expected to feel) but consists of feelings of sorrow or concern for the other" (p. 671).…”