Generation Z's Positive and Negative Attributes and the Impact on Empathy After a Community-Based Learning Experience

Main Effects for Intensity 
There was a main effect for intensity in the Ethnocultural Scale in the Honors 
Colloquium sample (Table 1). For the Acceptance of Cultural Differences subscale, participants 
in the high intensity service group (M = 3.94, SD = .694) had greater Acceptance of Cultural 
Differences than the low intensity group (M = 4.01, SD = 0.647), F(1,485)=5.23, p=.023, 
η
p
2
=.011). While both high and low intensity groups declined across the semester, those in the 
high intensity group showed a greater decrease in Acceptance of Cultural Differences.
Interactions 
There was a significant interaction in the Basic Empathy Scale in the Honors Colloquium 
sample, respectively. Table 1 provides pre, post, and change scores for the Cognitive Empathy 
subscale that reflects a significant interaction, the following interpretation of the interaction 
should be examined in light of the change scores. 
 
 
Cognitive empathy (Honors Colloquium sample). In the Honors Colloquium sample, 
among those in the low intensity group, there was a significant difference between females (M = 
4.06, SD = .412) and males (M = 3.92, SD = .357) with females being significantly higher in 
Cognitive Empathy, F(1,465)=5.15, p=.024, 
η
p
2
=.011. Further, females (M = 4.10, SD = .403) 
were also significantly higher than males (M = 3.73, SD = .480) for the high intensity group, F(1, 
465)=26.92, p<.001, 
η
p
2
=0.055. Among males, there was a significant difference between those 
in a high intensity group (M = 3.73, SD = .481) and low intensity group (M = 3.92, SD = .357), 
F(1,465)=8.16, p=.004, 
η
p
2
=.017 where males in the low-intensity group demonstrated higher 
cognitive empathy post-scores. However, there was not a significant difference for females in the 

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high intensity group (M = 4.10, SD = .403) compared to the low intensity group (M = 4.07, SD = 
.412).
Overall, females were significantly higher than males in Cognitive Empathy. According 
to the change scores, females scored significantly higher than males in Cognitive Empathy in the 
high intensity group. However, males had greater increases in Cognitive Empathy in the low 
intensity group. There was not a significant difference between high intensity and low intensity 
for females.