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Title: | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Role of Empathy During Covid-19's First Wave |
Authors: | Butovskaya, Marina L. Burkova, Valentina N. Randall, Ashley K. Donato, Silvia Fedenok, Julija N. Hocker, Lauren Kline, Kai M. Dural, Seda |
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 |
Publisher: | Mdpi |
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. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137431 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/2555 |
ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
Appears in Collections: | Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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