Knijpstra, Berber (2025) Experiencing Pride for Unknown Others: The Role of Empathy and Group Identity. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
While often seen as a self-focused emotion, pride can also be experienced on behalf of others, and even on behalf of unknown others. This study examined under what conditions people experience such other-oriented pride, and whether these conditions are also related to prosocial behavior. Specifically, we focused on the roles of empathy and shared group identity. Participants (N = 211) read a newspaper article about a high performing group of artists and scientists, with experimental manipulations of empathy (high vs. low) and group identity salience (European identity salient vs. non-salient). Although the empathy manipulation was unsuccessful, exploratory analyses using self-reported empathy revealed that participants who felt more empathy and shared a group identity with the group in the newspaper story, reported higher levels of authentic pride. These participants were also more likely to support ingroup-related goals, and were less likely to prioritize self-focused goals. Notably, no increase in support for more global goals was observed. These exploratory results suggest that the experience of other-oriented emotions like pride, and supporting ingroup goals may partly be shaped by the combination of empathic engagement and shared group membership. Together, these insights highlight the role of empathy and shared group identity in shaping other-oriented emotional experiences and prosocial motivations within group boundaries.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gordijn, E.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2025 08:17 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2025 08:17 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5886 |
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