People are more willing to empathise with groups, not individuals: study


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New research suggests that people are more willing to empathise with groups of people rather than individuals. — ZACHARIE SCHEURER/dpa

People are more willing to empathise with groups of people rather than individuals, a study suggests.

Empathy – a person's ability to understand and share the feelings of another – is also viewed as "distressing" when compared with remaining neutral, researchers said.

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