Generation Z's Positive and Negative Attributes and the Impact on Empathy After a Community-Based Learning Experience
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Generation Zs Positive and Negative Attributes and the Impact on
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GEN Z’S ATTRIBUTES AND THE IMPACT ON EMPATHY AFTER A CBL EXPERIENCE 5 Emotional discomfort has been likened to the equivalent of physical injury in this generation, which may be because online communities and social networking can exacerbate the emotional damage of negative social interactions (Twenge, 2017). This generation is the safest compared to previous generations, through the increased interest in safety, death rates from car accidents have decreased; however, they are more likely to die through suicide due to their emotional fragility (Twenge, 2017). GenZ appears to be more scared of adult social interactions than physical injury, which could be the reasoning for an increase in depression and anxiety (Twenge, 2017). This increased interest in emotional safety can cause an increase in empathy because iGen recognizes that social interactions carry a risk of being in emotional discomfort and they try to avoid this. Safe spaces. There are now more safe spaces on college campuses due to the emotional safety needs of GenZ students. Safe spaces are used on college campuses to encourage the sharing of honest ideas and for students to express their feelings in a safe environment (Holley & Steiner, 2015). LGBT and minorities students typically use Safe Spaces because they know they will be accepted and not judged (Twenge, 2017). Safe Spaces could increase empathic awareness because people are able to express themselves without fear of being judged. They can be exposed to different kinds of ideas and people going through different situations in a non-judgmental safe space. Increased empathy can be seen from learning from another’s perspective. Adolescence is a critical time for empathy development because cognitive changes impact adolescents’ ability to take others’ perspectives and their concern for others (Van der Graaff, Branje, De Wied, Hawk, Van Lier, 2014). Therefore, having an opportunity to share different ideas and hear others’ experiences and perspectives is particularly suited for freshmen in college as they are already gaining greater empathic awareness due to typical maturation (Van der Graaff et al., 2014). GEN Z’S ATTRIBUTES AND THE IMPACT ON EMPATHY AFTER A CBL EXPERIENCE 6 Download 0.53 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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