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The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood

dc.contributor.authorPires, Eva
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, M.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, C.
dc.contributor.authorVerissimo, Manuela
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-05T11:48:39Z
dc.date.available2024-02-05T11:48:39Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.abstractAbstract: 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.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractResumo: 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.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPires, 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.1996pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.14417/ap.1996pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0870-8231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9537
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherEdições ISPApt_PT
dc.relationThis research was supported by Portuguese national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UID/PSI/04810/2019).pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://publicacoes.ispa.pt/index.php/ap/article/view/1996/pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEmpathypt_PT
dc.subjectInternalizing behaviourspt_PT
dc.subjectExternalizing behaviourspt_PT
dc.subjectProsocial behaviourspt_PT
dc.subjectEmpatiapt_PT
dc.subjectComportamentos internalizantespt_PT
dc.subjectComportamentos externalizantespt_PT
dc.subjectComportamentos pró-sociaispt_PT
dc.titleThe relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhoodpt_PT
dc.title.alternativeAssociações entre a empatia e os comportamentos sociais em criançaspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage207pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAnálise Psicológicapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume41pt_PT
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