The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood

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Autor(a) principal: Pires, Eva
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., Verissimo, Manuela
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9537
Resumo: Abstract: Concern for others’ welfare is part of normative development. However, some children respond to others’ distress with concern and helpful approaches, while others respond with suspicion, hostility, indifference. Although the literature around empathy has increased over the years, there isn’t a consensus over its associations with prosociality and internalizing or externalizing problems. A sample of 199 children (50.8% girls) between 10 and 15 years (M=12.05; SD=0.98), reported on their empathy and social behaviours using the QACE – Questionnaire to Assess Affective and Cognitive Empathy (Zoll & Enz, 2010) and the SDQ – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997) respectively. Our results indicate that girls were more prosocial and empathic, but also presented higher levels of internalizing problems, compared to boys. Affective but not cognitive empathy was related with internalizing problems. Cognitive empathy was significantly related with prosocial behaviour. No significant relations between empathy and externalizing behaviours were found.
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spelling The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhoodAssociações entre a empatia e os comportamentos sociais em criançasEmpathyInternalizing behavioursExternalizing behavioursProsocial behavioursEmpatiaComportamentos internalizantesComportamentos externalizantesComportamentos pró-sociaisAbstract: Concern for others’ welfare is part of normative development. However, some children respond to others’ distress with concern and helpful approaches, while others respond with suspicion, hostility, indifference. Although the literature around empathy has increased over the years, there isn’t a consensus over its associations with prosociality and internalizing or externalizing problems. A sample of 199 children (50.8% girls) between 10 and 15 years (M=12.05; SD=0.98), reported on their empathy and social behaviours using the QACE – Questionnaire to Assess Affective and Cognitive Empathy (Zoll & Enz, 2010) and the SDQ – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997) respectively. Our results indicate that girls were more prosocial and empathic, but also presented higher levels of internalizing problems, compared to boys. Affective but not cognitive empathy was related with internalizing problems. Cognitive empathy was significantly related with prosocial behaviour. No significant relations between empathy and externalizing behaviours were found.Resumo: A preocupação com o bem-estar dos outros faz parte do desenvolvimento normativo. Contudo, enquanto algumas crianças respondem à angústia dos outros com preocupação e ajuda, outras respondem com suspeita, hostilidade e indiferença. Embora a literatura em torno da empatia tenha aumentado nos últimos anos, ainda não há consenso no que respeita as suas associações com a pró- socialidade, com problemas internalizantes ou externalizantes. Numa amostra de 199 crianças (50,8% meninas) entre os 10 e os 15 anos (M=12.05; DP=0.98), foram reportados a empatia e os comportamentos sociais através do QACE – Questionnaire to Assess Affective and Cognitive Empathy (Zoll & Enz, 2010). e o SDQ – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997), respetiva- mente. Os resultados indicam as raparigas como mais pró-sociais e empáticas, mas também com níveis mais elevados de problemas internalizantes, em comparação com os rapazes. A empatia afetiva, mas não cognitiva, foi relacionada com problemas internalizantes. A empatia cognitiva foi significativa- mente relacionada com o comportamento pró-social. Não foram encontradas relações significativas entre empatia e comportamentos externalizantes.Edições ISPARepositório do ISPAPires, EvaFernandes, M.Fernandes, C.Verissimo, Manuela2024-02-05T11:48:39Z2023-122023-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9537engPires, E., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., & Veríssimo, M. (2023). The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood. Análise Psicológica, 41(2), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.19960870-823110.14417/ap.1996info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-11T02:15:41Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/9537Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:37:41.373174Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
Associações entre a empatia e os comportamentos sociais em crianças
title The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
spellingShingle The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
Pires, Eva
Empathy
Internalizing behaviours
Externalizing behaviours
Prosocial behaviours
Empatia
Comportamentos internalizantes
Comportamentos externalizantes
Comportamentos pró-sociais
title_short The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
title_full The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
title_fullStr The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
title_full_unstemmed The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
title_sort The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
author Pires, Eva
author_facet Pires, Eva
Fernandes, M.
Fernandes, C.
Verissimo, Manuela
author_role author
author2 Fernandes, M.
Fernandes, C.
Verissimo, Manuela
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório do ISPA
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pires, Eva
Fernandes, M.
Fernandes, C.
Verissimo, Manuela
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Empathy
Internalizing behaviours
Externalizing behaviours
Prosocial behaviours
Empatia
Comportamentos internalizantes
Comportamentos externalizantes
Comportamentos pró-sociais
topic Empathy
Internalizing behaviours
Externalizing behaviours
Prosocial behaviours
Empatia
Comportamentos internalizantes
Comportamentos externalizantes
Comportamentos pró-sociais
description Abstract: Concern for others’ welfare is part of normative development. However, some children respond to others’ distress with concern and helpful approaches, while others respond with suspicion, hostility, indifference. Although the literature around empathy has increased over the years, there isn’t a consensus over its associations with prosociality and internalizing or externalizing problems. A sample of 199 children (50.8% girls) between 10 and 15 years (M=12.05; SD=0.98), reported on their empathy and social behaviours using the QACE – Questionnaire to Assess Affective and Cognitive Empathy (Zoll & Enz, 2010) and the SDQ – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997) respectively. Our results indicate that girls were more prosocial and empathic, but also presented higher levels of internalizing problems, compared to boys. Affective but not cognitive empathy was related with internalizing problems. Cognitive empathy was significantly related with prosocial behaviour. No significant relations between empathy and externalizing behaviours were found.
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