Caring helps: trait empathy is related to better coping strategies and differs in the poor versus the rich
| Autor: | Bryant P. H. Hui, Rui Sun, Aleksandr Kogan, Laura Vuillier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sociale Psychologie (Psychologie, FMG), Amsterdam Interdisciplinary Centre for Emotion (AICE, Psychology, FMG), Sun, Rui [0000-0001-7237-0770], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Coping (psychology) trait empathy Peptide Hormones Emotions Social Sciences Oxytocin Biochemistry Developmental psychology Mathematical and Statistical Techniques Help-Seeking Behavior 0302 clinical medicine Sociology Adaptation Psychological Medicine and Health Sciences Psychology Public and Occupational Health media_common Social Research Multidisciplinary Statistics 05 social sciences Neurochemistry Socioeconomic Aspects of Health coping Health psychology Receptors Oxytocin Physical Sciences Trait Medicine Female Neurochemicals SES Factor Analysis Research Article Adult Genotype OXTR rs53576 polymorphism Science media_common.quotation_subject Quantitative Trait Loci Psychological Stress Empathy Research and Analysis Methods Interpersonal Relationships Polymorphism Single Nucleotide 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Social support Interpersonal relationship Mental Health and Psychiatry Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Statistical Methods Socioeconomic status Empathic concern Behavior Biology and Life Sciences Social Support Hormones Health Care Collective Human Behavior Social Class Mathematics 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Neuroscience |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, 14(3):e0213142. Public Library of Science PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 3, p e0213142 (2019) PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.17863/cam.37759 |
| Popis: | Coping has been extensively studied in health psychology; however, factors influencing the usage of different coping strategies have received limited attention. In five studies (N = 3702), we explored the relationship between trait empathy and coping strategies, and how subjective socioeconomic status (SES) moderates this relationship. In Studies 1–4, we found that people with higher level of empathic concern tend to use more adaptive coping strategies, seek more social support, and use fewer maladaptive coping strategies. Moreover, higher trait empathy was related to using more adaptive coping strategies among the poor, and fewer maladaptive coping strategies among the rich, compared to lower trait empathy peers. In Study 5, we tested the potential biological basis of the relationship between trait empathy and coping by examining the effect of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) rs53576 polymorphism on coping. We found that individuals with the GG phenotype—who in previous research have been found to be more empathic—were more likely to seek social support than AG or AA individuals. Furthermore, in line with findings in Studies 1–4, amongst people with low SES, individuals with GG genotype used more adaptive coping strategies than AG or AA individuals. Our results highlight the selective role trait empathy plays in influencing coping strategy deployment, depending on the SES of individuals. |
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