Is empathy one of the Big Three? Identifying its role in a dual-process model of ideology and blatant and subtle prejudice.

ABSTRACT: In the field of the social psychology of prejudice, John Duckitt's Dual-Process Cognitive-Motivational Model of Ideology and Prejudice has gained a firm grounding over the past decade and a half, while empathy has become one of the most powerful predictors of prejudice, alongside right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation. This study integrates empathy into the dual-process model, exploring the effects of this variable, along with the impact of personality and ideological attitudes, on prejudice in both its blatant and subtle forms. A cross-sectional research design was used to collect data from 260 university students by self-report measures. Despite its cross-sectional nature, a pattern of causal relationships was hypothesized according to experimental and longitudinal

SUBMITTER: Alvarez-Castillo JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886567 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature