Contrasting previous offline results, in 5 online studies, motivated empathy interventions for intergroup contexts failed to increase empathy or prosociality with outgroup members.
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Brief empathy interventions online can decrease but not increase empathic tendencies - Communications Psychology
Editorial Summary: Across five online studies, motivated empathy interventions for intergroup contexts failed to increase empathy or prosociality with outgroup members; participants were more easily m...