Butovskaya, Marina L.Burkova, Valentina N.Randall, Ashley K.Donato, SilviaFedenok, Julija N.Hocker, LaurenZinurova, Raushaniia I.2021-11-012021-11-0120212071-1050https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137431https://hdl.handle.net/11491/7535The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world, and concerns about psychological, social, and economic consequences are growing rapidly. Individuals' empathy-based reactions towards others may be an important resilience factor in the face of COVID-19. Self-report data from 15,375 participants across 23 countries were collected from May to August 2020 during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, this study examined different facets of empathy-Perspective-Taking, Empathic Concern, and Personal Distress, and their association with cross-cultural ratings on Individualism, Power Distance, The Human Development Index, Social Support Ranking, and the Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index, as well as the currently confirmed number of cases of COVID-19 at the time of data collection. The highest ratings on Perspective-Taking were obtained for USA, Brazil, Italy, Croatia, and Armenia (from maximum to minimum); on Empathetic Concern, for the USA, Brazil, Hungary, Italy, and Indonesia; and on Personal Distress, from Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Armenia, Indonesia. Results also present associations between demographic factors and empathy across countries. Limitations and future directions are presented.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCOVID-19empathyInterpersonal Reactivity IndexindividualismPower DistanceHuman Development IndexInfectious Disease Vulnerability Indexcross-culturalArticle131310.3390/su13137431Q2WOS:0006719517000012-s2.0-85110147514Q1