Bonding versus fragmentation: What shapes disadvantaged intragroup empathy in advantaged contexts?

IF 4 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations Pub Date : 2024-07-31 DOI:10.1177/13684302241262253

Nur Kassem, Noa Cohen-Eick, Eran Halperin, Anat Perry

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Abstract

Intragroup empathy is vital for resilience. However, it is often impaired in advantaged-dominated environments when one adopts advantaged-group characteristics to climb the social ladder. The current work examines contextual factors that may affect intragroup empathy: the motivation behind adopting the advantaged-group characteristics, and negative encounters with members of the advantaged group. We hypothesized that coercively, versus willingly, adopting advantaged-group characteristics will increase intragroup empathy both when the outcomes are negative and positive. We further hypothesized that a negative encounter with an advantaged-group member would increase intragroup empathy, compared to no encounter. In three studies, Palestinian students in Israeli academia were assigned to read scripts depicting the academic experience of a Palestinian student adopting advantaged-group characteristics. We tested (a) the effects of motivation following a negative outcome ( N = 182); (b) the effects following a positive outcome ( N = 205); and (c) the interaction between a negative encounter with an advantaged-group member and motivation, and its effect on intragroup empathy ( N = 282). Intragroup empathy was higher in the coerced condition compared to the free-willing condition both for negative and positive outcomes. A negative encounter with an advantaged-group member increased intragroup empathy in the willing condition. By illuminating contextual variables that shape intragroup empathy, this research shows that impairment in intragroup empathy is not inevitable. This work may serve as a foundation for future interventions.

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结合与分裂：是什么形成了优势背景下的弱势群体内部移情？

群体内的同理心对复原力至关重要。然而，在优势群体占主导地位的环境中，当一个人采用优势群体的特征来攀登社会阶梯时，这种同理心往往会受到损害。目前的研究探讨了可能影响群体内同理心的环境因素：采用优势群体特征背后的动机，以及与优势群体成员的负面接触。我们假设，在结果是消极和积极的情况下，被迫而非自愿地采用优势群体特征会增加群体内移情。我们进一步假设，与没有遭遇的情况相比，与优势群体成员的负面遭遇会增加群体内的移情。在三项研究中，以色列学术界的巴勒斯坦学生被指派阅读描述一名具有优势群体特征的巴勒斯坦学生学习经历的剧本。我们测试了：(a) 负面结果后动机的影响（N = 182）；(b) 正面结果后的影响（N = 205）；(c) 与优势群体成员的负面遭遇和动机之间的相互作用及其对群体内共鸣的影响（N = 282）。无论是消极结果还是积极结果，强迫条件下的群体内移情都高于自由意愿条件下的群体内移情。在自愿条件下，与优势群体成员的负面接触会增加群体内移情。通过揭示影响群体内移情的环境变量，这项研究表明，群体内移情障碍并非不可避免。这项工作可作为未来干预的基础。

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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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8.50

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期刊介绍： Group Processes & Intergroup Relations is a scientific social psychology journal dedicated to research on social psychological processes within and between groups. It provides a forum for and is aimed at researchers and students in social psychology and related disciples (e.g., organizational and management sciences, political science, sociology, language and communication, cross cultural psychology, international relations) that have a scientific interest in the social psychology of human groups. The journal has an extensive editorial team that includes many if not most of the leading scholars in social psychology of group processes and intergroup relations from around the world.