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An empathy-evoking story reduced bias towards people with facial differences in women. However, the same story unexpectedly increased bias in men, highlighting gender’s role in empathy interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Media Psychology

Background:

  • Facial differences can elicit social bias.
  • Empathy-evoking narratives are a potential tool to reduce prejudice.
  • Gender may moderate the effects of interventions on bias.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if an empathy-evoking vignette reduces bias towards individuals with facial differences.
  • To investigate the moderating role of gender in this bias reduction effect.

Main Methods:

  • 124 participants were randomly assigned to read an empathy-evoking vignette or a control condition.
  • Bias was measured using an implicit association task (indirect) and explicit attitude/preference questions.
  • The study was conducted online with general public participants without facial differences.

Main Results:

  • Females who read the vignette showed significantly reduced bias on both indirect and direct measures.
  • Males in the vignette condition showed a trend towards increased bias compared to the control group.
  • The study lacked sufficient data to analyze non-binary participants' responses.

Conclusions:

  • Empathy-evoking vignettes can effectively reduce facial differences bias in females.
  • The intervention may inadvertently increase bias in males, indicating a gender-moderated effect.
  • Future research should explore diverse narratives, stimuli, and participant demographics, incorporating gender analysis.