Empathy and Concern with Negative Evaluation in Intergroup Relations

Empathy and Concern with Negative Evaluation in Intergroup Relations by Jacquie D Vorauer

Widespread belief in the benefits of empathy and its healing power is evident in public discourse and across diverse news and social media outlets around the world. Yet research reveals that empathy can sometimes have adverse effects on individuals' intergroup attitudes and behavior. A link between empathy and concerns with negative evaluation helps explain why empathy can backfire. Accordingly, using the minimization of evaluative concerns as an organizing principle, the author makes recommendations regarding when and how to encourage empathy in intergroup contexts, so that its potential to foster stronger social bonds across group boundaries can be fully realized.

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ISBN 13	9781108713108
ISBN 10	1108713106
Title	Empathy and Concern with Negative Evaluation in Intergroup Relations
Author	Jacquie D Vorauer
Series	Elements In Applied Social Psychology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2019-02-07
Number of pages	75
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