The Empathy-Altruism Association and Its Relevance to Health Care Professions

Burks, Derek J.; Youll, Lorraine K.; Durtschi, Jayson P.

doi:10.2224/sbp.2012.40.3.395

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“…This finding is consistent with the empathy–altruism hypothesis (Batson, ) and Eisenberg et al's () assertion that greater perspective‐taking ability increases empathic concern and altruistic behavior. Our findings also align with Burks et al's () study, which found a significant relationship between empathy and altruism among health care professionals.…”

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“…Another aspect of the cognitive factor is the notion that individuals who have greater perspective‐taking ability also have higher levels of empathic concern, which increases altruistic behavior (Eisenberg, Miller, Shell, McNalley, & Shea, ). For example, Burks, Youll, and Durtschi () found a significant relationship between empathy and altruism among health care professionals.…”

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A Cross‐Cultural Exploration of Perceptions of Altruism of Counselors‐in‐Training

Limberg

Ohrt

Barden

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Counseling and Values

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This study explored altruistic development as perceived by counselorsin-training from diverse cultures. Twenty-two counselors-in-training from 4 countries participated in semistructured interviews about altruism. Using consensual qualitative research methodology, the authors identified 6 domains: biological, cognitive, social learning, religious/spiritual, counseling, and empathy. Findings and implications for counselor education are discussed.

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A Cross‐Cultural Exploration of Perceptions of Altruism of Counselors‐in‐Training

Limberg

Ohrt

Barden

et al. 2015

Counseling and Values

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“…The social psychology literature defines altruism as “a motivational state, altruism sometimes propagates prosocial, helping, or altruistic behaviors, that focus on the welfare of other people” (Burks, Youll, & Durtschi, , p. 395). The role of altruism and empathy as applicable to the helping professions has examined the relationship between reduced altruism/empathy and decreased quality of care (Batson, ).…”

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“…Support for the empathy–altruism hypothesis has implications for being responsive to an area of social concern. Burks et al () stated that it is imperative that trainees and helping professionals sustain empathy in their motivations to help others. They encourage those who develop training program curricula to consider empathy in the provision of quality care.…”

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Following Inspiration: A Conversation With Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

Parham

Clauss‐Ehlers

2016

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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Our distinguished guest for the 3rd installment in this inaugural Hearing our Elders series is former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Mrs. Carter is arguably among the most active former First Ladies since she and her husband, the 39th President of the United States, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, left the White House in 1981. The zeitgeist of the mid‐1950s through the 1970s provides the context that frames Mrs. Carter's responses to questions about her involvement in the mental health movement that continues to the present day. The historical as well as contemporary social and political environments relative to understanding and appreciating mental health and wellness in the United States, then and now, are explored and illuminated in portions of the interview with Mrs. Carter. The interview revealed 6 critical themes: really listening with an empathic ear, resilience/persistence, commitment across time, thinking like a global citizen, a quiet‐storm leadership style, and self‐discovery in service to others. Nuestra distinguida invitada en la 3ª entrega de esta serie inaugural de Escuchar a Nuestros Mayores es la ex Primera Dama Rosalynn Carter. La señora Carter es sin duda una de las ex primeras damas más activas desde que en 1981 dejó la Casa Blanca junto con su marido, el 39° Presidente de los Estados Unidos James Earl “Jimmy” Carter. El espíritu cultural del periodo entre la mitad de la década de los años 50 hasta los 70 proporciona el contexto en el que se enmarcan las respuestas de la señora Carter a preguntas sobre su implicación en el movimiento para la salud mental que continúa hasta hoy. Los entornos social y político de ayer y hoy, tanto en su perspectiva histórica como contemporánea, y cómo estos se relacionan con la comprensión y valoración de la salud y bienestar mental en los Estados Unidos se exploran e ilustran en varios segmentos de la entrevista con la señora Carter. Esta entrevista reveló 6 temas críticos: la escucha con atención y empatía, la resiliencia/persistencia, el compromiso a lo largo del tiempo, el pensamiento como ciudadanos globales, un estilo de liderazgo firme pero calmado, y el autodescubrimiento a través del servicio a otros.

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“…People have the general tendencyto feel empathy towards other individuals and a desire to increase their happiness (Batson, 1991;Burks, Youll, & Durtschi, 2012).When that individual belongs to an outgroup; however, empathetic responses can be diminished. In some extreme situations, people even derive pleasure from the suffering of an outgroup member (Cikara, Bruneau & Saxe, 2011;Smith, Powell, Combs, & Schurtz, 2009).…”

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The Impact of Vicarious Perspective-Giving on Subordinate Group Members’ Outgroup Attitudes

Korein¹,

Sargent²

2015

JPBS

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Perspective-giving, a type of intergroup contact where anindividual shares his or her perspective with an outgroup member, has been shown to be a successful method of improving positive outgroup attitudes for subordinate group members. No research has been identified that tests the effects of vicarious perspectivegiving, which the current study defines as witnessing another ingroup member give his or her perspective to an outgroup member. The current study compares the effects of direct perspective-giving and vicarious perspective-giving on the outgroup attitudes of onesubordinate group, female college students. Female students from Bates College completed a task in which they used Facebook chat to either present their own perspective as a female student to a male student, or witness another female student giving her perspective to a male student. Participants completed a questionnaire measuring their attitudes towards male students at Bates College before and after the task. It was found that direct perspective-giving did not change participants' attitudes towards male students, and vicarious perspective-giving actually led to less favorable attitudes towards male students. This has implications for the role that perspective-giving plays on gender dynamics on college campuses and provides a platform for future research on vicarious perspective-giving.

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The Empathy-Altruism Association and Its Relevance to Health Care Professions

Cited by 36 publications

References 8 publications

A Cross‐Cultural Exploration of Perceptions of Altruism of Counselors‐in‐Training

A Cross‐Cultural Exploration of Perceptions of Altruism of Counselors‐in‐Training

Following Inspiration: A Conversation With Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

The Impact of Vicarious Perspective-Giving on Subordinate Group Members’ Outgroup Attitudes

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