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Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Role of Empathy during COVID-19's First Wave

(2021) Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Role of Empathy during COVID-19's First Wave. Sustainability (Switzerland). p. 35.

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world, and concerns about psychological, social, and economic consequences are growing rapidly. Individuals' empathy-based reactions towards others may be an important resilience factor in the face of COVID-19. Self-report data from 15,375 participants across 23 countries were collected from May to August 2020 during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, this study examined different facets of empathy-Perspective-Taking, Empathic Concern, and Personal Distress, and their association with cross-cultural ratings on Individualism, Power Distance, The Human Development Index, Social Support Ranking, and the Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index, as well as the currently confirmed number of cases of COVID-19 at the time of data collection. The highest ratings on Perspective-Taking were obtained for USA, Brazil, Italy, Croatia, and Armenia (from maximum to minimum); on Empathetic Concern, for the USA, Brazil, Hungary, Italy, and Indonesia; and on Personal Distress, from Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Armenia, Indonesia. Results also present associations between demographic factors and empathy across countries. Limitations and future directions are presented.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: COVID-19 empathy Interpersonal Reactivity Index individualism Power Distance Human Development Index Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index cross-cultural age-related differences translation adaptation validation validity students behavior emotion Science & Technology - Other Topics Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Page Range: p. 35
Journal or Publication Title: Sustainability (Switzerland)
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 13
Number: 13
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137431
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/10121

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