Summit
2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2025
Higher Empathy Correlated to Lower Support on Low-Income Housing Plans — Citizens Trust in Institutions Plays a Role
- Bingyue Tan
University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
Individuals with greater empathy show lower trust in institutions, which reduces support for city housing projects. Regression and mediation analyses confirmed this pathway (β = -.13***; indirect effect = -.76***, 53% mediated).
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