Empathic Conservatives and Moralizing Liberals: Political Intergroup Empathy Varies by Political Ideology and Is Explained by Moral Judgment

被引：12

作者：

Casey, James P. ^{[1
,2
]}

Vanman, Eric J. ^{[1
]}

Barlow, Fiona Kate ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

[2] Univ Queensland, Sch Psychol, Level 3,McElwain Bldg 24A, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia

来源：

PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN | 2025年 / 51卷 / 05期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

political psychology; polarization; empathy; moral judgment; intergroup relations; METAANALYSIS; PREJUDICE; FAILURES; US;

D O I：

10.1177/01461672231198001

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Empathy has the potential to bridge political divides. Here, we examine barriers to cross-party empathy and explore when and why these differ for liberals and conservatives. In four studies, U.S. and U.K. participants (total N = 4,737) read hypothetical scenarios and extended less empathy to suffering political opponents than allies or neutral targets. These effects were strongly shown by liberals but were weaker among conservatives, such that conservatives consistently showed more empathy to liberals than liberals showed to conservatives. This asymmetry was partly explained by liberals' harsher moral judgments of outgroup members (Studies 1-4) and the fact that liberals saw conservatives as more harmful than conservatives saw liberals (Studies 3 and 4). The asymmetry persisted across changes in the U.S. government and was not explained by perceptions of political power (Studies 3 and 4). Implications and future directions are discussed.

引用

页码：678 / 700

页数：23

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