Title: Empathy and attitudes: can feeling for a member of a stigmatized group improve feelings toward the group?
DOI or Website Link: doi:10.1037/0022-3514.72.1.105
Publication: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72(1), 105–118
Authors:
Batson, C. D.,
Polycarpou, M. P.,
Harmon-Jones, E.,
Imhoff, H. J.,
Mitchener, E. C.,
Bednar, L. L., …
Highberger, L.
Date: 1997
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Citation:
Batson, C. D., Polycarpou, M. P., Harmon-Jones, E., Imhoff, H. J., Mitchener, E. C., Bednar, L. L., … Highberger, L. (1997). Empathy and attitudes: can feeling for a member of a stigmatized group improve feelings toward the group? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72(1), 105–118. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.72.1.105
Comments:
Mentioned in (WEISZ 2016)*
Abstract:
Topic Area: (In which field / sector / perspective was this study conducted?)
Definition: (How was empathy defined?)
Benefits: (Were any benefits of empathy mentioned?)
Criticisms (Were any criticisms, negative effects or risks of empathy mentioned?)
Methods: (What were the methods used to train empathy?)
Experiential
Asked to imagine life and feelings of stigmatized targets (AIDS patient, homeless person, murderer)
Target Group: (Who participated in this study / training?)
Female college students
Measurements: (About the assessment: How was the change in empathy measured before/after the intervention/method?)
Result: (What was the result?)
More positive attitudes towards members of stigmatized group (WEISZ 2016)*
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