Felt understanding as a mediator between shared social identity, and empathy and prosocial behaviour

在过去十年中，包括大规模抗议活动在内的内乱急剧增加（例如，Buchanan，Bui，& Patel，2020年，7月3日; Chrisafis，2018年，12月7日），人民起义（Chulov，2019年，10月20日;菲利普斯，2019年，10月21日）和政治极化（例如Hobolt，Leeper，&蒂利，2018年; Dimock等人，2014，as cited by Sylwester & Purver，2016）.至关重要的是，2019-2020年动荡的激增是在全球大流行的背景下展开的，这要求个人表现出合作和亲社会的态度。在经历了动荡和冲突所定义的动荡的一年之后，调查促进团结，同情和合作的心理机制可能从未如此重要。这个拟议的博士项目的总体目标是研究是否感觉理解功能作为共享的社会身份，同情和亲社会行为之间的桥梁。该项目将涉及一系列实验，以测试共同的社会身份为基础的主要命题，即感觉理解（即，感受到的同理心），这反过来又预示着积极的结果，如同理心和亲社会行为。

The last decade has seen a drastic upswing in civil unrest including large-scale protests (e.g., Buchanan, Bui, & Patel, 2020, July 3; Chrisafis, 2018, December 7), popular uprisings (Chulov, 2019, October 20; Phillips, 2019, October 21), and political polarization (e.g. Hobolt, Leeper, & Tilley, 2018; Dimock et al., 2014, as cited by Sylwester & Purver, 2016). Crucially, the surge in unrest in 2019-2020 has unfolded against the backdrop of a global pandemic, requiring individuals to behave co-operatively and prosocially. In the wake of a turbulent year defined by upheaval and conflict, investigating the psychological mechanisms promoting unity, empathy, and cooperation has perhaps never been more relevant. The overarching aim of this proposed PhD project is to examine whether felt understanding functions as a bridge between shared social identity, and empathy and prosocial behaviour. The project will involve a series of experiments which test that main proposition that shared social identity provides a foundation upon which felt understanding (i.e., felt empathy) can be expected and experienced, which in turn predicts positive outcomes such as empathy and pro-social behaviour.