The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood
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Resumo: | 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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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhoodEmpathyInternalizing behavioursExternalizing behavioursProsocial behavioursEmpatiaComportamentos internalizantesComportamentos externalizantesComportamentos pró-sociaisConcern 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.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 prósocialidade, 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.Instituto Superior de Psicologia AplicadaRepositório do ISPAPires, EvaFernandes, MaríliaFernandes, CarlaVeríssimo, Manuela2024-04-11T22:24:26Z20242024-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9718engPires, E., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., & Veríssimo, M. (2023). The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood. Analise Psicologica, 41(2), 207–220. https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.19960870823110.14417/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:RCAAP2024-04-14T02:15:25Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/9718Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-04-14T02:15:25Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood |
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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood |
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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 |
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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood |
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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood |
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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood |
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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood |
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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood |
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Pires, Eva |
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Pires, Eva Fernandes, Marília Fernandes, Carla Veríssimo, Manuela |
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Fernandes, Marília Fernandes, Carla Veríssimo, Manuela |
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Repositório do ISPA |
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Pires, Eva Fernandes, Marília Fernandes, Carla Veríssimo, Manuela |
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Empathy Internalizing behaviours Externalizing behaviours Prosocial behaviours Empatia Comportamentos internalizantes Comportamentos externalizantes Comportamentos pró-sociais |
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Empathy Internalizing behaviours Externalizing behaviours Prosocial behaviours Empatia Comportamentos internalizantes Comportamentos externalizantes Comportamentos pró-sociais |
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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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Pires, E., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., & Veríssimo, M. (2023). The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood. Analise Psicologica, 41(2), 207–220. https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.1996 08708231 10.14417/ap.1996 |
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