Empathy towards individuals of the same and different ethnicity when depicted in negative and positive contexts |
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| Authors: | David L Neumann Gregory J Boyle Raymond CK Chan |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Queensland 4222, Australia;2. Behavioural Basis of Health Program, Griffith Health Institute, Queensland 4222, Australia;3. Department of Psychology, Bond University, University Drive, Robina, Queensland 4226, Australia;4. Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing 100101, China |
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| Abstract: | Individuals can show different empathy responses towards others depending on in-group and out-group biases. The present research tested empathy biases related to ethnicity when targets were depicted in negative and positive contexts. Caucasian (n = 99) and Asian (n = 99) participants gave subjective ratings for images depicting same or other ethnicity individuals in socially-relevant negative and positive contexts. Participants rated significantly higher on all three dimensions of empathy (affect, perspective taking, and understanding) for same ethnicity targets than for other ethnicity targets. However, this bias was found only for targets depicted in negative contexts. Moreover, no ethnicity bias was found for ratings of valence, arousal, distress, and interest. The results suggest that ethnicity-related biases in empathy are present, are limited to negative contexts, and are not merely a manifestation of a more general cognitive or affective bias. |
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| Keywords: | Empathy Ethnicity Race Similarity Bias |
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