When empathy predicts greater support for intergroup violence: Counter-dominance against the U.S. in Syria and Lebanon
For many Arabs, American power and how to contest it has been a crucial issue.We tested the novel hypothesis that people higher in empathy might support attacking the US military to enact counter-dominance.Using random samples of 200 Syrian and 198 Lebanese residents in March, 2010, we examined whether approval of violence was predicted by empathic