The Bright Side of Abstraction: Abstractness Promoted More Empathic Concern, a More Positive Emotional Climate, and More Humanity-Esteem After the Paris Terrorist Attacks in 2015

Itziar, Fernández Sedano, Caballero, Amparo, Sevillano, Verónica, Muñoz, Dolores, Oceja, Luis y Carrera, Pilar . (2020) The Bright Side of Abstraction: Abstractness Promoted More Empathic Concern, a More Positive Emotional Climate, and More Humanity-Esteem After the Paris Terrorist Attacks in 2015. Frontiers in Psychology

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Título The Bright Side of Abstraction: Abstractness Promoted More Empathic Concern, a More Positive Emotional Climate, and More Humanity-Esteem After the Paris Terrorist Attacks in 2015
Autor(es) Itziar, Fernández Sedano
Caballero, Amparo
Sevillano, Verónica
Muñoz, Dolores
Oceja, Luis
Carrera, Pilar
Materia(s) Psicología
Abstract Antecedents: Previous research on citizens’ reactions after terrorist events has shown that positive reactions can also emerge alongside pain and horror. Positive emotions have been widely associated with an abstract style of thinking. In the context of the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015, we explored Spanish citizens’ positive reactions – empathic concern, positive emotional climate, and esteem for humanity – and examined the relationships of these responses with an abstract (vs. concrete) style of thinking. Method: A longitudinal study was designed involving an online questionnaire that was administered 10 days, 3 weeks, and 2 months after the attacks (N = 253). Results: Empathic concern and personal distress toward Parisians decreased from the weeks following the attacks to 2 months later, with empathic concern always being more intense than personal distress. Emotional climate was perceived as more hostile than positive, although positive feelings persisted. People reported moderately positive esteem for humanity. Individuals with a more abstract style of thinking reported greater empathic concern, a more positive emotional climate, and more esteem for humanity. Conclusions: Our results support and extend previous research showing that abstraction enhances people’s resilience, even under traumatic circumstances such as those surrounding a terrorist attack.
Palabras clave empathic concern
emotional climate
terrorist attack
abstraction
humanity-esteem
Editor(es) Frontiers Media
Fecha 2020-11-26
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DOI - identifier https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.545662
ISSN - identifier e-ISSN: 1664-1078
Nombre de la revista Frontiers in Psychology
Número de Volumen 11
Publicado en la Revista Frontiers in Psychology
Idioma eng
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Tipo de recurso Article
Derechos de acceso y licencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Notas adicionales La versión publicada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Frontiers in Psychology (2020) 11,A 545662 está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Frontiers Media, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.545662
Notas adicionales The published version of this article, first published in Frontiers in Psychology (2020) 11,A 545662 is available online at the publisher's website: Frontiers Media, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.545662

 
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