Welfare Reform: The Need for Social Empathy

Segal, Elizabeth A.

doi:10.1002/9780470373705.chsw004027

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“…The results indicated that social empathy was the partial mediator between social trust and subjective well-being, and fully mediated the association between trust in people and subjective well-being. The results were consistent with past studies ( Wei et al, 2011 ; Segal, 2012 ; Zhao et al, 2013 ; Petrocchi et al, 2021 ). Some scholars have confirmed that social empathy is closely associated with subjective well-being ( Wei et al, 2011 ; Segal, 2012 ).…”

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“…The results were consistent with past studies ( Wei et al, 2011 ; Segal, 2012 ; Zhao et al, 2013 ; Petrocchi et al, 2021 ). Some scholars have confirmed that social empathy is closely associated with subjective well-being ( Wei et al, 2011 ; Segal, 2012 ). Social trust, especially trust in people, can positively affect empathy for others ( Zhao et al, 2013 ; Petrocchi et al, 2021 ), and promote acceptance of minorities ( Thomsen et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…The faculty of College of New Jersey supported first-generation college students to gain empathy and understanding during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping them to succeed and improving the effectiveness and satisfaction of teaching (Chan et al, 2020). Previous studies have supported the positive association between social empathy and subjective well-being (Segal, 2012). Moreover, Wei et al (2011) confirmed that the higher the empathy of college students, the higher the level of their subjective well-being.…”

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“…Higher scores indicate higher levels of social empathy. The Social Empathy Index Scale was widely used with college students ( Segal, 2012 ), and the internal consistency of the scale was examined (Cronbach’s alpha ≥0.86) ( Wagaman et al, 2018 ). The omega coefficient of this scale in this study was 0.927.…”

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“…Furthermore, social empathy, built on individual empathy and applied empathy to social systems, emphasizes the deep understanding of different people and communities in society ( Segal, 2011 ). It implies indirect and direct connections and social interaction between individuals and other people or organizations in society, which contribute to the well-being of individuals or the whole society ( Wei et al, 2011 ; Segal, 2012 ). Thus, we proposed a serial two-mediator model exploring social trust, self-compassion, social empathy, and subjective well-being.…”

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Social trust and subjective well-being of first-generation college students in China: the multiple mediation effects of self-compassion and social empathy

Wang

Zhi

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Previous studies have found that subjective well-being is associated with social trust, self-compassion, and social empathy. Based on online fieldwork with 662 first-generation college students (54.7% male) in China, this study aimed to investigate the serial mediation effects of self-compassion and social empathy on the relationship between social trust and subjective well-being. The results showed that subjective well-being was significantly positively correlated with social trust, trust in people, self-compassion, and social empathy. Both self-compassion and social empathy partially mediated the relationship between social trust and subjective well-being, and fully mediated the association between trust in people and subjective well-being. We used a serial mediation model to estimate the effect of general social trust, including trust in people, on subjective well-being. The findings that self-compassion and social empathy mediated the relationship between trusting attitudes toward society, especially people, and subjective well-being expand the literature on social trust and the mechanism of social trust on subjective well-being. The results also highlight the significance of improving mental health education and intervention among first-generation college students in China.

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Social trust and subjective well-being of first-generation college students in China: the multiple mediation effects of self-compassion and social empathy

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Opportunity Recognition Behavior and Readiness of Youth for Social Entrepreneurship

Zulfiqar

Nadeem

Khan

et al. 2019

Entrepreneurship Research Journal

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Social entrepreneurship is a business approach in which entrepreneurs focus on social problems. Social entrepreneurs generate new initiatives, provide social plans and marshal resources with regard to social problems. This study examines the opportunity recognition behavior and readiness of youth for social entrepreneurship as a career choice. The topic is not arranged systematically; hence, this research aims to organize the topic by combining opportunity recognition behavior and willingness of youth toward social entrepreneurship through comprehensive theoretical modeling and empirical testing. The study hypothesized that social capital, social empathy, normative institutional environment, formal education, and training may enhance opportunity recognition behavior, whereas the regulative institutional environment may harm youth opportunity recognition behavior. This study also hypothesized that opportunity recognition behavior can lead to the readiness of youth for social entrepreneurship. Non-probability purposive sampling technique has been used due to selective participation. The data for this research have been collected from Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese youth. A total of 750 questionnaires were distributed among respondents, and 555 were returned for further analysis. The findings conclude that Social Empathy and Education and Training within formal and informal environments hold strong influence while defining individuals’ Social Entrepreneurial Intentions.

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Developing the Social Empathy Index: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

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Wagaman

Gerdes

2012

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Social empathy, the ability to understand people from different socioeconomic classes and racial/ethnic backgrounds, with insight into the context of institutionalized inequalities and disparities, can inspire positive societal change and promote social wellbeing. The value of teaching social empathy and creating interventions that promote social empathy is enhanced by the ability to measure and assess it. This article provides a validation of the Social Empathy Index, a tool that practitioners can easily use to assess individuals' levels of interpersonal and social empathy. An exploratory factor analysis was used to validate the instrument and confirm the conceptual model for social empathy.

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Welfare Reform: The Need for Social Empathy

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Social trust and subjective well-being of first-generation college students in China: the multiple mediation effects of self-compassion and social empathy

Social trust and subjective well-being of first-generation college students in China: the multiple mediation effects of self-compassion and social empathy

Opportunity Recognition Behavior and Readiness of Youth for Social Entrepreneurship

Developing the Social Empathy Index: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

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