Using Empathy to Improve Intergroup Attitudes and Relations

By C. Daniel Batson, N. Ahmad. 2009

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Seeing the Unseen (2011, unknown): “Being aware of the negative impact can be stimulated by imagining in which ways the target may be affected by her or his plight, that is, by inducing empathy (Batson & Ahmad, 2009; Batson et al., 1997).”
Us and Them: Intergroup Failures of Empathy (2011, background): “Not surprisingly, intergroup competition strongly modulates empathic responding: Distressed ingroup members typically elicit empathy (Batson & Ahmad, 2009), whereas competitive rivals’ pain may even elicit pleasure, sometimes referred to as schadenfreude (Smith, Powell, Combs, & Schurtz, 2009).”
The Role of Empathy and Compassion in Conflict Resolution (2019, background): “…that the induction of empathy in general can promote positive attitudes and decrease prejudice toward the out-group, several other studies point to a specific role of compassion or empathic concern in improving attitudes toward other groups (reviews by Batson & Ahmad, 2009; Dovidio et al., 2010).”
Narcissism and Empathy in Young Offenders and Non–Offenders (2014, background): “The latter indirect effect corresponds to the theoretical proposal that deficits in perspective-taking lead to deficits in empathic concern, which in turn impact social behaviour (Batson and Ahmad, 2009; Marshall et al., 1995; Vreeke and van der Mark, 2003).”
The power of being heard: The benefits of ‘perspective-giving’ in the context of intergroup conflict (2012, background): “…usually focus on marginalized or 22 stigmatized groups, rather than groups with whom the participants are involved in active 23 5 conflict; some authors have expressed doubts about whether perspective-taking could 1 work in the context of active ethnic conflict (Batson and Ahmad, 2009).”
Promoting Altruism Through Meditation: An 8-Week Randomized Controlled Pilot Study (2013, background): “PT has indeed been pinpointed as an effective strategy for reducing stereotyping and prejudice (Batson and Ahmad 2009) that seems to facilitate greater social connectedness and prevents perceived differences between the self and the out-group (Galinsky and Moskowitz 2000).”
Moral Emotions and Unethical Bargaining: The Differential Effects of Empathy and Perspective Taking in Deterring Deceitful Negotiation (2010, background): “…process that encourages cooperation (Batson & Ahmad, 2001; Batson & Moran, 1999) and prosocial behavior (Davis, 1983a; Eisenberg & Miller, 1987), and discourages prejudice (Batson & Ahmad, 2009; Batson et al., 1997; Stephan & Finlay, 1999) and antisocial behavior (Miller & Eisenberg, 1988).”
How Empathic Concern Fuels Political Polarization (2019, background): “One of the most promising solutions to intergroup conflict has been empathy—or the sharing of others’ perspectives or emotions (for a review, see Batson and Ahmad 2009).”
Refugee integration: Research and policy. (2018, unknown): “Empathy can be a cognitive variable, where one can imagine the thoughts and feelings of others in their situation (perspective taking), or an affective variable, in terms of feeling as if, or for, another person (empathic matching or concern; Batson & Ahmad, 2009; Todd & Galinsky, 2014).”
The unique effects of blatant dehumanization on attitudes and behavior towards Muslim refugees during the European ‘refugee crisis’ across four countries (2018, background): “Like prejudice and right-leaning ideological beliefs, empathic failures have been broadly implicated in intergroup con ﬂ ict (Batson & Ahmad, 2009; Bruneau, Cikara, & Saxe, 2017; Cikara, Bruneau, & Saxe, 2011), and there is good reason to think that empathy may be especially relevant during an…”