Sympathy for the underdog: people are inclined to adopt the emotional perspective of powerless (versus powerful) others.
Perspective-taking
emotion
mentalising
power
referential ambiguity
Journal
Cognition & emotion
ISSN: 1464-0600
Titre abrégé: Cogn Emot
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8710375
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
17
3
2021
medline:
9
9
2021
entrez:
16
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Upon learning of the story of Cinderella, most people spontaneously adopt the emotional perspective of this helpless young woman rather than of her older sisters who oppress her. The present research examines whether this pattern reveals a general human tendency to empathise more with the emotions of individuals with low (versus high) power. Six experiments (
Identifiants
pubmed: 33724158
doi: 10.1080/02699931.2021.1902282
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM