The Influence of Authentic and Hubristic Pride in Shaping Tolerance Mediated by Empathy

Gucik, Adam (2024) The Influence of Authentic and Hubristic Pride in Shaping Tolerance Mediated by Empathy. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

Pride is an emotion that stems from the sense of achievement about an accomplishment. Previous research found that when accomplishment is reached through hard work, it elicits authentic pride (AP). However, if there is no need to put the effort in and the goal is achieved through natural abilities or talent only, hubristic pride (HP) will manifest. These distinct pride aspects induce antagonistic responses to empathy and attitudes toward others, as established by prior studies. This research hypothesized that induction of higher AP levels would lead to more tolerance and empathy and higher levels of HP would produce less tolerance and empathy. Further, we explored the impact of the two pride manifestations on self versus other focus. The two pride facets were manipulated by assigning participants (N = 252) to write a reflection on an accomplishment that induced pride either through hard work (AP) or natural abilities, without the need to put in substantial effort (HP). A control condition describing the route to a university building was also included. The findings did not support our hypotheses since we did not observe any influence of either of the pride aspects on tolerance; hence we were unable to draw any conclusions about the mediating effects of empathy. Interestingly, self-focus induced substantially higher levels of AP relative to HP. To conclude, in contrast to prior studies, our research has found no effect of pride facets on empathy and tolerance, which puts the reliability of pride manipulations and measures in previous research into question. Keywords: authentic pride, hubristic pride, tolerance, empathy

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Supervisor name:	Gordijn, E.H.
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	None [Bachelor Psychology]
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2024 15:57
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2024 15:57
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3239

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