The Warm War
The Effect of Ukrainian President’s Communal Personality Traits on Empathy and Pro-Social Behavior towards the Ukrainians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10071759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meital Balmas (0000-0001-9191-0488, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, corresponding author), Nitzan Attias (0009-0004-4267-8802, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Eran Halperin (0000-0002-3379-2935, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 627-646 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00220027241258379 |
| OpenAlex | W4399355077 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
The war between Russia and Ukraine is not only over territory or security but also over public opinion. Research has shown that national leaders can leverage their personality – in a general, positive sense – to arouse, in people living beyond their countries’ borders, emotions of empathy or pro-social reactions towards their countries’ citizens. We focus on the personality of Ukrainian President Zelensky and examine which of his personality traits can promote empathy and pro-social behavior towards Ukrainians. In two experimental studies, conducted in Israel and in the US, we found that exposure to a news article that highlights Zelensky’s communal traits (warmth/morality), as compared to his agentic traits (competence/determination), led to (a) increased levels of empathy towards Ukrainian citizens, (b) willingness to help them, and (c) an actual monetary donation for their benefit. We end by discussing the theoretical and practical implications of the findings
Big Five personality traits · Empathy · Personality · Political science · Ukrainian · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
Compassion Fade
Are Liberals and Conservatives Equally Motivated to Feel Empathy Toward Others?
Empathy and compassion
“If I look at the mass I will never act”
Facets of the Fundamental Content Dimensions
Similarity and Nurturance
The personalization of mediated political communication
MTurk Research
Running experiments on Amazon Mechanical Turk
Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures
I Care About Your Plight, But Only If I Like Your Leader
Leaders First, Countries After
Warmth and Competence as Universal Dimensions of Social Perception
Social Identity and Leadership Processes in Groups
A Social Identity Theory of Leadership
The Multiple Dimensions of Gender Stereotypes
The social identity theory of leadership
Perspective Taking
Candidate Image in Election Campaigns
The “identified victim” effect
Comparative media analysis
The Effects of Race, Status, and Ability on Helping Behavior
The personality traits of liked people
Two dimensions of interpersonal attitudes
The Morality‐Agency‐Communion (MAC) model of respect and liking
Beyond psychic numbing
Their pain gives us pleasure
Charismatic Leaders and Mediated Personalization in the International Arena
The Image War as a Significant Fighting Arena – Evidence from the Ukrainian Battle over Perceptions during the 2022 Russian Invasion
Political Parties, Motivated Reasoning, and Issue Framing Effects
Changing Mass Priorities
Tell Me Who Is Your Leader, and I Will Tell You Who You Are
Attachment, Caregiving, and Altruism
Empathy and attitudes
The distinction between sympathy and empathy
Altering the Foundations of Support for the President Through Priming
Elite Influence on Public Opinion in an Informed Electorate
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