ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
The Impact of Empathy on Mask Wearing in College Students during COVID-19
- Francesca Balest
- Lauryn Davis
Allegheny College - Rihannon Martinucci
Allegheny College - Ariana Suggs
Allegheny College - Kara Travers
Allegheny College - Jamir Wilson
Allegheny College - M Soledad Caballero
Allegheny College - Aimee Knupsky
Allegheny College
Abstract
The present study extends work by Pfattheicher et. al (2020) by examining the influence of an empathy manipulation on attitudes towards mask wearing during COVID-19 in college students. We take an interdisciplinary approach using the Cognitive Humanities to understand the function and application of empathy towards ourselves and others.