Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
J Youth Adolesc. 2022 Oct;51(10):1970-1982. doi: 10.1007/s10964-022-01650-0. Epub 2022 Jul 1.
Empathic competences might help adolescents navigate current multicultural societies by supporting harmonious intergroup relations. Yet it is unclear how each component of empathy (empathic concern and perspective-taking) is associated with different dimensions (affective, cognitive, behavioral) of ethnic prejudice. The current study aims to fill this gap. A total of 259 Italian adolescents (M = 15.60, 87.6% female) completed online questionnaires at three time points (i.e., April, May, and October 2021). The results of cross-lagged models indicated that empathic concern was directly and indirectly associated with reduced affective, cognitive, and behavioral ethnic prejudice, while perspective-taking was linked to increases in cognitive and one facet of behavioral (i.e., lower contact willingness) prejudice. Furthermore, the prevalence of affect over cognition was found, with the affective component of both empathic competences (i.e., empathic concern) and ethnic prejudice exerting the strongest influence on the cognitive ones.
同理心能力可以通过支持和谐的群体间关系，帮助青少年在当前的多元文化社会中顺利发展。然而，同理心的每个组成部分（同理心关怀和换位思考）与种族偏见的不同维度（情感、认知、行为）是如何相关的，目前还不清楚。本研究旨在填补这一空白。共有 259 名意大利青少年（M=15.60，87.6%为女性）在三个时间点（即 2021 年 4 月、5 月和 10 月）完成了在线问卷。交叉滞后模型的结果表明，同理心关怀与减少情感、认知和行为上的种族偏见直接和间接相关，而换位思考与认知偏见的增加以及行为偏见的一个方面（即较低的接触意愿）有关。此外，还发现情感对认知的影响超过了认知对情感的影响，同理心能力（即同理心关怀）和种族偏见的情感成分对认知成分的影响最大。
