Empathy-motivated helping: The moderating role of group membership

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Empathy-motivated helping: The moderating role of group membership. / Stürmer, Stefan; Snyder, Mark; Kropp, Alexandra et al.
in: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Jahrgang 32, Nr. 7, 01.07.2006, S. 943-956.

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Stürmer S, Snyder M, Kropp A, Siem B. Empathy-motivated helping: The moderating role of group membership. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2006 Jul 1;32(7):943-956. doi: 10.1177/0146167206287363

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abstract = "In this article, the authors present two laboratory experiments testing a group-level perspective on the role of empathy in helping. Experiment 1 tested the authors' predictions in an intercultural context of helping. Confirming their specific Empathy × Group Membership moderation hypothesis, empathy had a stronger effect on helping intentions when the helper and the target belonged to the same cultural group than when they belonged to different groups. Experiment 2 replicated these findings in a modified minimal group paradigm using laboratory-created groups. Moreover, this second experiment also provides evidence for the hypothesized psychological mechanisms underlying the empathy-(ingroup) helping relationship. Specifically, analyses in the ingroup condition confirmed that the strength of the empathy-(ingroup) helping relationship systematically varied as a function of perceived similarities among ingroup members. The general implications of these findings for empathy-motivated helping are discussed.",
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