Perspective-taking influences compassion and, in turn, anti-racist beliefs
Presenter
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Andres G. Martinez
Co-Presenter(s)
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Alejandra F. Arredondo, Ashley E. Barter, Drew J. Davis, Tiffany T. Do, Narjes Faraji, Olivia L. Gallagher, Gerardo Garcia Hernandez
Presenter Status
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Faculty
Academic Year
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20-21
Semester
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Spring
Department
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Psychology
Funding Source/Program
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Koret Scholars Program
President's Strategic Plan Goal
:
Diversity and Social Justice
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Abstract
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Can empathy increase anti-racism? How might this happen, given empathy’s multidimensional nature (Davis, 1983; Smith, 1759; Zaki, 2020)?
We develop a conceptual model whereby perspective-taking (cognitive empathy) influences compassion (emotional empathy) and thereby promotes anti-racist beliefs. Analysis of a cross-sectional dataset (N = 311) provides evidence for this conceptualization.