Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism

© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. The intergroup lay theories of polyculturalism and multiculturalism have been hypothesized to play an important role in facilitating better intergroup relations. In two studies, we investigate the consequences of polyculturalism and multiculturalism...

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Main Authors: Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C., Bernardo, Allan Benedict I.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-37822021-11-03T08:12:03Z Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C. Bernardo, Allan Benedict I. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. The intergroup lay theories of polyculturalism and multiculturalism have been hypothesized to play an important role in facilitating better intergroup relations. In two studies, we investigate the consequences of polyculturalism and multiculturalism on participants’ cognitive empathy for actors in a hypothetical intercultural interaction. Study 1 involves a scenario with Korean student experiencing language difficulties in the classroom and a Filipino professor who willingly provided assistance. Study 2 involves the same scenario but with a Filipino professor who declines to extend help to the Korean student. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that multiculturalism predicts cognitive empathy for the Korean student in Study 1 and polyculturalism predicts cognitive empathy for the professor in both studies. The findings provide support for the role of lay theories of culture and its impact on cognitions about groups, and more importantly, for the distinct relationships between the two lay theories that emphasize either cultural differences or cultural connections. 2019-02-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2783 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Multiculturalism Cultural pluralism Affective education Empathy Psychology
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
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topic Multiculturalism
Cultural pluralism
Affective education
Empathy
Psychology
spellingShingle Multiculturalism
Cultural pluralism
Affective education
Empathy
Psychology
Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C.
Bernardo, Allan Benedict I.
Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism
description © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. The intergroup lay theories of polyculturalism and multiculturalism have been hypothesized to play an important role in facilitating better intergroup relations. In two studies, we investigate the consequences of polyculturalism and multiculturalism on participants’ cognitive empathy for actors in a hypothetical intercultural interaction. Study 1 involves a scenario with Korean student experiencing language difficulties in the classroom and a Filipino professor who willingly provided assistance. Study 2 involves the same scenario but with a Filipino professor who declines to extend help to the Korean student. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that multiculturalism predicts cognitive empathy for the Korean student in Study 1 and polyculturalism predicts cognitive empathy for the professor in both studies. The findings provide support for the role of lay theories of culture and its impact on cognitions about groups, and more importantly, for the distinct relationships between the two lay theories that emphasize either cultural differences or cultural connections.
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author Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C.
Bernardo, Allan Benedict I.
author_facet Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C.
Bernardo, Allan Benedict I.
author_sort Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C.
title Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism
title_short Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism
title_full Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism
title_fullStr Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: The roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism
title_sort cognitive empathy in intercultural interactions: the roles of lay theories of multiculturalism and polyculturalism
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2019
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2783
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