(Anti-)egalitarianism differentially predicts empathy for members of advantaged versus disadvantaged groups

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 665-692

  Lucas, Brian J ^a   Kteily, Nour S ^b  

^a School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egalitarianism; Empathy; Intergroup relations; Moral judgment; Social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MORALITY; RACE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL HIERARCHY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85045707911     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000112     Document Type: Article

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