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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Itziar Fernández¹  Amparo Caballero²  Verónica Sevillano²  Dolores Muñoz²  Luis Oceja²  Pilar Carrera² 

[1] Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, National Distance Education University;Department of Social Psychology and Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid

关键词: empathic concern;    emotional climate;    terrorist attack;    abstraction;    humanity-esteem;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.545662

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY