Bolhuis, Evanne (2022) The relation between empathy and contact intentions: the role of group-based guilt. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Previous research indicated that empathy predicts feelings of group-based guilt about transgressions of one’s own group. The question is whether these factors also play a part in the intention to seek contact with a victimized group. For this reason this study aimed to find a relation between empathy, guilt and intentions to seek contact. We hypothesized that empathy would lead to feelings of guilt, which would then predict contact intentions. A video manipulation was used to induce empathy in participants, who were instructed to either imagine being in the same situation as the victim group or stay as objective as possible. The results showed the manipulation to be ineffective. We did, however, find the expected relations between empathy, guilt and contact intentions though no mediation could be shown. However, we did not find evidence that the relation between empathy and contact intentions towards the victim group was mediated by group-based guilt about the deeds of one’s own ingroup.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gordijn, E.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2022 15:02 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2022 15:02 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1486 |
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