La Orientación sexual y la empatía en adultos heterosexuales y homosexuales
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https://doi.org/10.18046/retf.i19.5679Keywords:
Orientación sexual, empatía, empatía situacional, homosexualidad, heterosexualidad, discriminación, discapacidadAbstract
The present research analyzed the relation between sexual orientation and levels of empathy in homosexual and heterosexual adults towards situations of discrimination due to sexual orientation and disability. A questionnaire related to the dimensions of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) was performed to measure the situational empathy (cognitive and affective) of the participants and, additionally, an identification task with a victim’s story to assess emotional rapport. The hypotheses were that homosexual participants would have higher levels of empathy than heterosexual participants towards victims, regardless of discrimination; and that homosexual participants would be more empathetic when the person is discriminated because of their sexual orientation. The results supported the hypotheses: homosexual participants showed higher levels of situational empathy compared to heterosexual participants for both situations of discrimination; and homosexual participants presented higher levels of situational empathy for situations of discrimination based on sexual orientation than for disability. These findings suggest a strong relation between the "sexual orientation" variable and the level of situational empathy. The research could broaden the theoretical field of empathy, sexual orientation, its relationship with discrimination and its influence on the recognition of sexual diversity.
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