Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemic
The pandemic has severely impacted people's Mental Well-being (MWB) globally. Pre-pandemic studies have widely linked MWB with empathy. Against the backdrop of pandemic, we intend to re-examine this association between empathy, as widely measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) sub-...
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| description | The pandemic has severely impacted people's Mental Well-being (MWB) globally. Pre-pandemic studies have widely linked MWB with empathy. Against the backdrop of pandemic, we intend to re-examine this association between empathy, as widely measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) sub-scales: perspective taking, empathic concerns, and personal distress with MWB. For this, a survey using a non-experimental research design was carried out during the 2020 lockdown. We used the Structural Equation Modeling approach to analyse the data. All the standardized scales have been tested for unidimensionality, reliability, and validity. We also resort to a self-administered questionnaire consisting of questions related to day-to-day activities to support the empirical findings. Results demonstrate a positive relationship between perspective taking and empathic concern with MWB and a negative relationship between personal distress and MWB. The response to the self-administered questionnaire corroborates with our model results and presents the scope of interpreting the findings. In continuation, limitations, contributions, and future scope conclude this essay. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b040743bb83041b6bfcfa4039f8154272022-12-22T03:03:41ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182022-08-01228103621Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemicMohua Das Gupta0Anamitra Basu1Rahul Thakurta2School of Humanities, Social Science and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar 752050, India; Corresponding author.School of Humanities, Social Science and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar 752050, IndiaInformation System, Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar 751013, IndiaThe pandemic has severely impacted people's Mental Well-being (MWB) globally. Pre-pandemic studies have widely linked MWB with empathy. Against the backdrop of pandemic, we intend to re-examine this association between empathy, as widely measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) sub-scales: perspective taking, empathic concerns, and personal distress with MWB. For this, a survey using a non-experimental research design was carried out during the 2020 lockdown. We used the Structural Equation Modeling approach to analyse the data. All the standardized scales have been tested for unidimensionality, reliability, and validity. We also resort to a self-administered questionnaire consisting of questions related to day-to-day activities to support the empirical findings. Results demonstrate a positive relationship between perspective taking and empathic concern with MWB and a negative relationship between personal distress and MWB. The response to the self-administered questionnaire corroborates with our model results and presents the scope of interpreting the findings. In continuation, limitations, contributions, and future scope conclude this essay.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691822001366EmpathyInterpersonal Reactivity IndexMental well-being (MWB)PandemicLockdown |
| spellingShingle | Mohua Das Gupta Anamitra Basu Rahul Thakurta Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemic Acta Psychologica Empathy Interpersonal Reactivity Index Mental well-being (MWB) Pandemic Lockdown |
| title | Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemic |
| title_full | Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemic |
| title_short | Re-examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub-scales and mental well-being: Implications of the pandemic |
| title_sort | re examining the relationship between interpersonal reactivity index sub scales and mental well being implications of the pandemic |
| topic | Empathy Interpersonal Reactivity Index Mental well-being (MWB) Pandemic Lockdown |
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