beyond bffs: using technology to promote empathy yth 2015
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Beyond BFFs:Using Texting to Promote Empathy
Janxin Leu, Ph.DDirector of Product Innovation
HopeLab
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“It is a mistake to suppose that any technological innovation has a one-sided effect. Every technology is both a burden and a blessing.”
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How can we harness mobile tech to improve the ways thatwe relate to each other?
Sara Konrath, Ph.DIndiana University
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What is empathy?
“Experiencing perspectives and feelings that are more congruent with another’s situation than with one’s own.”
Decety & Lamm (2006)
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Twenge, Konrath, Foster, Campbell, & Bushman (2008)
Narcissism
Konrath, O’Brien, & Hsing (2011)
Empathic concern
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Konrath, O’Brien, & Hsing (2011)
Empathic concern
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But does this work?
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83 participants 2 weeks, 6 messages/day
2 conditions
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Empathy Self-Esteem
Aggressive Beliefs
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Self-esteem condition
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what’s next?
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Sara’s pilot
Control
83 participants 2 weeks, 6 messages/day2 conditions
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Empathy
Empathy Self-Esteem
600 participants 2 weeks, 1 vs. 3 vs. 5 messages/day
2 conditions
Sara’s pilot
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TextToConnect.orgRecruiting ages 13-18
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TextToConnect.org
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Recruiting ages 13-18