
2025 Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
The proposed study will explore how exposure to police brutality via digital media platforms influences allies’ empathy towards BIPOC and drives them to challenge racist behaviors. Additionally, the study seeks to understand the role of psychological flexibility in sustaining these efforts, with respect to the psychological toll that witnessing police brutality can impose.
Start Date
3-22-2025 3:30 PM
End Date
3-22-2025 4:20 PM
Location
Community Arts Auditorium Outer Gallery
Police Brutality Online: Allies’ Movement Towards Anti-Racist Behaviors
Community Arts Auditorium Outer Gallery
The proposed study will explore how exposure to police brutality via digital media platforms influences allies’ empathy towards BIPOC and drives them to challenge racist behaviors. Additionally, the study seeks to understand the role of psychological flexibility in sustaining these efforts, with respect to the psychological toll that witnessing police brutality can impose.