Tilburg University.
Utrecht University.
J Soc Psychol. 2021 May 4;161(3):337-350. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2020.1840326. Epub 2020 Nov 3.
Although several studies have examined outgroup empathy, the link between trait empathy and outgroup attitudes has been underinvestigated. In the present study this link was investigated among two samples of ethnic Dutch preadolescents ( = 335, = 10.83 years, = 0.94; 53% girls; = 326; = 10.53 years, = 1.03; 48% girls). It examined children's parallel empathy in relation to their ethnic attitudes, and the moderating role of perceived peer norms. Results (partly) support the hypotheses that empathy is associated with more outgroup positivity and less ingroup bias (ingroup minus outgroup attitude). The negative link between empathy and outgroup bias was stronger when peers were perceived to be more biased against the outgroup.
尽管有几项研究考察了外群体同理心，但特质同理心与外群体态度之间的联系还没有得到充分研究。在本研究中，这项联系在两个荷兰少数民族青少年样本中进行了调查（n1=335，年龄=10.83 岁，SD=0.94；女生比例=53%；n2=326，年龄=10.53 岁，SD=1.03；女生比例=48%）。研究考察了儿童同理心与他们的种族态度之间的平行关系，以及同伴规范感知的调节作用。结果（部分）支持了以下假设：同理心与更多的外群体积极性和更少的内群体偏见（内群体减去外群体态度）有关。当同伴被认为对外群体更有偏见时，同理心与外群体偏见之间的负相关关系更强。
