Date of Award

Spring 4-5-2024

Document Type

Distinction Paper

Degree Name

Psychology-BA

Department

Psychology

Advisor

Dr. Denise Hatter-Fisher

First Committee Member

Dr. Denise Hatter-Fisher

Second Committee Member

Dr. Meredith Meyer

Third Committee Member

Dr. Leesa Kern

Keywords

Empathy, COVID-19, Pandemic, Empathy Quotient

Subject Categories

Higher Education | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Psychology

Abstract

The intent of this study was to examine the relationship between a standard measurement of empathy and its ability to predict empathy within individuals who were in the COVID-19 pandemic. The existing literature pertains mostly negative effects on frontline workers, primarily those in healthcare, and how the pandemic had affected them due to their line of work rather than a general effect on the population. In this study, we looked at the pandemic and how it affected a more general population. The current sample, mostly including young adults, provides insight between the relationship between empathy and the pandemic and any possible relationships that may not have been studied yet. A questionnaire measuring empathy and vignettes detailing hypothetical scenarios with fictitious characters were used to discover correlations between scores. Although, there was no significant correlations, but the study was able to spot other significant details within scores such as the prioritization of substance abuse over job loss.

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Copyright, all rights reserved. Fair Use

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