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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Atkins, David
• Uskul, Ayse K.
• Cooper, Nicholas R.
• DeSteno, David

Titel

Culture Shapes Empathic Responses to Physical and Social Pain

Ist Teil von

• Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 2016-08, Vol.16 (5), p.587-601

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Psychological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The present research investigates the extent to which cultural background moderates empathy in response to observing someone undergoing physical or social pain. In 3 studies, we demonstrate that, East Asian and White British participants differ in both affective and cognitive components of their empathic reactions in response to someone else's pain. Compared with East Asian participants, British participants report greater empathic concern and show lower empathic accuracy. More important, findings cannot be explained by an in-group advantage effect. Potential reasons for observed cultural differences are discussed.