Abstract
This article reports on the "social empathy attitudes" results that were part of a larger study on empathy in college students at a large research university in the Southwest. Two hundred ninety-four students completed the Social Empathy Assessment Index (SEAI). The research hypothesis was that students of color would have higher levels of social empathy attitudes than Caucasian students. The statistically significant SEAI items suggested that Latino students identify as more collectivist and more optimistic and have higher levels of social empathy attitudes. Latinos may be more willing to help a stranger than either Caucasians or members of other racial groups.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 438-454 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2011 |
Keywords
- Collectivism
- Cultural re- silience
- Empathy
- Latino culture
- Social empathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anthropology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)