We analyze the sources of two politically relevant, yet opposing emotions: empathy and Schadenfreude. We propose that group and individual-level political factors affect empathy and Schadenfreude toward other groups. Using a survey experiment conducted in Lebanon we find that, when presented with a prompt about political repression, respondents are less likely to express empathy and more likely to express Schadenfreude when victims of political repression were from the out-group perceived as their group’s most recent antagonist. At the individual level, those more involved in their in-group’s community are generally more likely to feel Schadenfreude and less likely to express empathy.

我们分析了两种与政治相关但又对立的情感的来源：同情和Schadenfreude。我们建议，团体和个人层面的政治因素会影响同理心和对其他团体的同情心。通过在黎巴嫩进行的一项调查实验，我们发现，当出现政治压迫的提示时，当政治压迫的受害者来自被视为他们组织中最新成员的外部群体时，受访者不太可能表达同情，而更有可能表达沙登弗洛伊德拮抗剂。在个人层面上，那些更多地参与小组内社区活动的人通常更有可能感觉到Schadenfreude，而不太可能表达同情心。