Seeing the world with the eyes of the outgroup — The impact of perspective taking on the prototypicality of the ingroup relative to the outgroup

Berthold, Anne; Leicht, Carola; Methner, Nicole; Gaum, Petra Maria

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2013.07.007

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“…These results suggest that while one's ability to assume the perspective of another (i.e., being able to understand and appreciate their emotional state) is associated with lower levels of reported outgroup polarization, the capacity to resonate with and experience such emotional states was not. This finding resonates with previous evidence supporting a negative association between perspective taking and non-political outgroup polarization (Berthold et al, 2013). It follows that understanding the reasons why a member of a political outgroup voted the way they did ameliorates, to some degree, outgroup polarization, which may further facilitate outgroup-directed prosocial behavior (Seger et al, 2009).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Although no research to date has explored cognitive empathy's link to political outgroup polarization, perspective taking has previously been associated with a reduction in such polarization within the non-political domain (Berthold, Leicht, Methner, & Gaum, 2013). With the above allied literature on intergroup contact in mind, it logically follows that the relationship between ingroup identification and outgroup polarization may be moderated by the degree to which partisans can take the perspective of others (i.e., their level of cognitive empathy).…”

Section: Empathy Ingroup Identification and Outgroup Polarizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of cognitive empathy in reducing political outgroup avoidance

Ca¹,

Fido²

2018

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In recent times there has been an upturn in the rates of polarization in contemporary democracies, with increasing unrest and incivility between those of different voting factions. In this paper, we investigated whether higher levels of empathy might be associated with reduced levels of polarization, and whether such effects were consistent across different voter groups. A final sample of 262 British voters (Study 1) and 385 American partisans (Study 2) completed measures of cognitive and affective empathy, ingroup identification, and outgroup polarization. Across both studies, lower levels of polarization were predicted by higher levels of cognitive empathy and were greater in ‘Remain’ and ‘Democrat’ voters. However, the significant relationship between ingroup identification and polarization was not moderated by empathy or vote choice. As such, we believe that polarization in these contexts may be conceptualized as being tribal in nature, and symmetrical across different and opposing groups of voters. Nonetheless, we do provide evidence that higher levels of cognitive empathy for one’s political outgroups may reduce polarization in highly politicized contexts.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Section: Empathy Ingroup Identification and Outgroup Polarizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of cognitive empathy in reducing political outgroup avoidance

Ca¹,

Fido²

2018

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“…“Imagine, you return to work after a depressive episode. Which behavior would you like your colleagues to behave like?”), then this promotes empathy towards the employee with depression and reduces the negative evaluation [30]. The reduction of negative evaluation leads to less stigmatization.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does stigmatization moderate the association between intention and implementation of learned prevention-strategies at work after a depressive episode? – a cross-sectional pilot study

Gaum

Brey

Kraus

et al. 2019

J Occup Med Toxicol

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BackgroundA depressive episode is a frequent reason for production loss due to long periods of absence at work. To maintain work ability after depression, affected employees need to implement learned coping strategies from interventions at work. Based on the theory of planned behavior, this paper examines how stigmatization relates to the implementation of the learned strategies at the workplace. Further, differences between employees with single or recurrent depressive episode were considered.MethodsData of an online survey from 112 participants who returned to work after sick leave because of a depressive episode were analyzed [men = 28 (25%); Age: mean = 42.3, SD = 10.9]. The strategies learned were asked openly, intention and implementation with a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior and stigmatization with an adapted version of the German inventory of subjective stigma experience.ResultsIntention is positively (β = .46, p < .001) and anticipated (β = −.18, p = .052) and experienced stigmatization not (β = −.11, p = .27) correlated with implementation. Only anticipated stigmatization moderates the association between intention and implementation (β = .26, p = .003). If individuals report a high intention to implement the learned strategies, stigmatization has no influence on implementation. Under low intention, stigmatization leads to less implementation. Participants with recurrent depressive episodes report higher anticipated stigmatization than participants with a single episode.ConclusionWhen employees return to work after a depressive episode, it is important to address anticipated stigmatization and to develop an organizational culture that helps them to reduce their fear of stigmatization and strengthens their work ability via implementing learned prevention-strategies. The reduction of patient’s anticipated stigmatization should already be considered in the therapy and reduced in cooperation with occupational physicians.

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“…As a result, prototypicality was reduced, and intergroup attitudes became more positive. An alternative, and more recent, suggestion has been proposed by Berthold and colleagues [35]. These authors showed that perspective taking (i.e., taking and feeling the perspective of an outgroup member) reduced relative prototypicality of the ingroup, and thereby negative attitudes.…”

Section: Towards Solidaritymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Eurozone Crisis: Psychological Mechanisms Undermining and Supporting European Solidarity

Reese

Lauenstein

2014

Social Sciences

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Europe has become a vivid example of intergroup dynamics with all the risks and chances it holds for peaceful and respectful co-existence. While Europe as a superordinate social category has the capability of solidarity between its subcategories (i.e., nations), negative emotions and behaviors among the countries' citizens have become more prevalent throughout the emerging crisis. This article aims to analyze the psychological outcomes (i.e., negative attitudes) following on from the structural and economic imbalances within the European Union. More precisely, we argue that political reactions towards the Euro crisis facilitated routes to nationalism and thereby fostered supremacy in a few countries. This perceived supremacy of some countries, in turn, legitimized negative reactions towards others. Based on predictions from a social identity perspective, we describe how these processes perpetuate themselves. We also suggest strategies that might prevent the idea of a common Europe from failing.

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Seeing the world with the eyes of the outgroup — The impact of perspective taking on the prototypicality of the ingroup relative to the outgroup

Cited by 27 publications

References 30 publications

The role of cognitive empathy in reducing political outgroup avoidance

The role of cognitive empathy in reducing political outgroup avoidance

Does stigmatization moderate the association between intention and implementation of learned prevention-strategies at work after a depressive episode? – a cross-sectional pilot study

The Eurozone Crisis: Psychological Mechanisms Undermining and Supporting European Solidarity

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