ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

The Impact of Empathy on Mask Wearing in College Students during COVID-19

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Research Proposal

  • 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.