2004
Perspective and Prejudice: Antecedents and Mediating Mechanisms
Dovidio J, ten Vergert M, Stewart T, Gaertner S, Johnson J, Esses V, Riek B, Pearson A. Perspective and Prejudice: Antecedents and Mediating Mechanisms. Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin 2004, 30: 1537-1549. PMID: 15536238, DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon ingroup identityCommon group identityFeelings of injusticeCognitive variablesIngroup identityInstruction conditionMediating mechanismsVictims' feelingsStudy 1Study 2Group identityPrejudiceFeelingsWhite participantsWhite prejudiceRacial discriminationVideotapeWhite AmericansAntecedentsPerceptionParticipantsInjusticeIdentityTerrorist threatGreater decrease
1988
Empathic concern and helping behavior: Egoism or altruism?
Schroeder D, Dovidio J, Sibicky M, Matthews L, Allen J. Empathic concern and helping behavior: Egoism or altruism? Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology 1988, 24: 333-353. DOI: 10.1016/0022-1031(88)90024-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmpathic concernPerson's distressOwn emotional stateEase of escapeOwn distressPersonal distressEmotional statesOwn moodEgoistic motivationsVictims' feelingsVictims' reactionsAltruistic motivationConcern conditionsDistressMoodMotivationPresent experimentsFeelingsDistress conditionsBeliefsAltruismSubjectsPrimary motivationEgoismPersons