The Impact of Empathy on Worldwide Religious Conflict: Insight from The Gaza Situation

Authors

  • Dina Haya Sufya Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5299-7725
  • Lailatul Munawwaroh Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Indonesia
  • Nurfarida Deliani Fakultas Dakwah dan Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15575/jpib.v7i2.33454

Keywords:

Emphaty, Religious conflict, Gaza

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of empathy on religious conflict, using Gaza as a case study. The method employed was simple regression analysis on a sample of 151 Muslim students aged 18-25 years. This research applied a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design to analyze the relationship between variables. The results indicate that empathy significantly affects religious conflict, with a coefficient value of sig = .000 (p < .05). These findings suggest that empathy can be one of the factors in reducing tensions between groups in religious contexts. However, this study is limited to a student sample and a single case context, so the results must be generalised cautiously. Future research should expand the demographic scope and consider other socio-cultural factors to gain a more comprehensive understanding. These findings are expected to contribute to developing empathy-based interventions to reduce tensions in religious and social contexts.

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2024-12-30

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