People shouldn’t assume that someone who can easily read their feelings always has their best interests at heart.
Although good emotion-recognition skills might seem like concern and empathy, some people might use these skills to manipulate others, new University of Michigan research suggests.
Both manipulative and empathetic people are equally capable of reading others’ emotions, according to U-M researchers, who conducted two studies examining the relationship between narcissism, empathy and emotion recognition…
“Negative emotions can often signal vulnerability,” Konrath said…
Taken together, the studies contribute to an emerging research literature examining potential “dark sides” of emotional intelligence.
