Implicit bias attribution reduces prosocial emotions and donation intentions for natural disaster victims.

ABSTRACT: Concern about biased depictions of individuals, groups, and events in media has intensified across the political spectrum. At the same time, implicit attitudes have become an increasingly common explanation for discriminatory outcomes. The present study examines emotional, cognitive, and behavioral consequences of biased media depictions depending on whether they are attributed to journalists' implicit or explicit attitudes. A sample of U.S. participants (N = 350) read about biased media coverage of Muslim natural disaster victims that ostensibly reduced the public's donation behavior relative to other types of victims. The biased reporting was attributed to journalists' implicit (i.e., unconscious) or explicit (i.e., conscious) anti-Muslim attitudes and beliefs. After reading the report,

SUBMITTER: Bak H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12923756 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature