APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
Women Were More Likely Than Men to Empathize with, Protect from Harm and Help Hispanic Immigrant Minors.
- Karrie Barrett
Karrie Barrett - Alessandra Esposito
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Crystal Martinez
Texas State University - Roque Mendez
Texas State University
Abstract
We examined if women compared to men were more welcoming of Hispanic immigrant minors. Women were far more likely to help these minors than men. Women compared to men also scored higher in Empathy and protecting the most vulnerable from Harm, and these two were linked with helping immigrant minors.
Racism and Discrimination