The Empathy Gap: People Underestimate Perceived Empathy in Dyadic Conversations

Poster Session VI

Keyword: Loneliness

Abstract: Why do individuals misjudge how much others like them? This may stem from an empathy gap—underestimating how effectively one’s empathy is perceived. In 33 same-sex dyads, we examined emotion alignment, perceived empathy, and post-conversation liking. Results revealed that undervalued empathy is a key driver of the liking gap.

• Daeun Kim (Author)
• Eunchae Lim (Author)
• Hyung-Jeong Yang (Author)
• Soo-Hyung Kim (Author)
• Seungwon Kim (Author)
• Ji-eun Shin (Presenting Author)