The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic increase in racist acts against Asians and Asian Americans. Given this troubling reality, it is important to identify how non-Asians, such as White individuals, can better understand the racialized experiences of their Asian and Asian American peers during this time. As such, we set out to examine White college students' ethnocultural empathy toward Asians and Asian Americans during the pandemic. Specifically, based on theorizing on normative influence, we examined how peer support might be associated with increased ethnocultural empathy toward Asians and Asian Americans. Additionally, leadership support and gender were included as covariates. Participants were recruited from a predominantly White institution located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Results based on hierarchical regression analyses indicated that ethnocultural empathy was predicted by gender and peer support. We also explored the moderating role of gender in the association between peer support and ethnocultural empathy, and we found that the positive association between peer support and ethnocultural empathy was greater for men compared to women. The findings of the present study have implications for advancing the research and practice around helping non-Asian students better understand and support their fellow Asian and Asian American students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) Impact Statement This study found that White students' empathy toward Asian and Asian American experiences of racism during COVID-19 was related to how their peers spoke about and responded to this issue, and this was especially true for White men compared to White women. The findings suggest some practical ways to help non-Asian individuals to better understand the experiences of racism among Asians and Asian Americans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间，白人大学生对亚洲人和亚裔美国人的民族文化同理心。

COVID-19 大流行导致针对亚洲人和亚裔美国人的种族主义行为急剧增加。鉴于这一令人不安的现实，重要的是要确定非亚裔（例如白人）在此期间如何更好地了解他们的亚裔和亚裔美国同龄人的种族化经历。因此，我们着手研究大流行期间白人大学生对亚洲人和亚裔美国人的民族文化同理心。具体来说，基于规范影响的理论，我们研究了同伴支持如何与增加对亚洲人和亚裔美国人的民族文化同理心相关联。此外，领导支持和性别被列为协变量。参与者是从位于美国太平洋西北地区的一个以白人为主的机构招募的。基于层次回归分析的结果表明，种族文化同理心可以通过性别和同伴支持来预测。我们还探讨了性别在同伴支持和民族文化移情之间的关联中的调节作用，我们发现男性与女性相比，同伴支持和民族文化移情之间的正相关关系更大。本研究的结果对推进帮助非亚裔学生更好地理解和支持他们的亚裔和亚裔美国学生的研究和实践具有重要意义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利） 影响陈述 本研究发现，白人学生对 COVID-19 期间亚裔和亚裔美国人的种族主义经历的同情与他们的同龄人如何谈论和回应这个问题有关，与白人女性相比，白人男性尤其如此。研究结果提出了一些实用的方法来帮助非亚裔人士更好地了解亚裔和亚裔美国人的种族主义经历。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）