APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
The Empathy Gap: People Underestimate Perceived Empathy in Dyadic Conversations
- Daeun Kim
Chonnam National University - Eunchae Lim
Chonnam National University - Hyung-Jeong Yang
Chonnam National University - Soo-Hyung Kim
Chonnam National University - Seungwon Kim
Chonnam National University - Ji-eun Shin
Chonnam National University
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.
Loneliness
