Empathy, personality, and aggression in male and female adolescents

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作者
Romero, Alicia [1 ]
Blanch, Angel [1 ]
Martinez, Albert [1 ]
Malas, Olga [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lleida, Fac Educ Psychol & Social Work, Lleida, Spain
关键词
Empathy; Personality; Aggression; Adolescents; SEX-DIFFERENCES; SPANISH VERSION; CHILDHOOD; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; TRAJECTORIES; ASSOCIATION; CHILDREN; TRENDS; BOYS;
D O I
10.1007/s12144-024-06859-9
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The relationship between empathy and aggression is inconclusive, with substantial evidence revealing moderator effects of factors such as age, sex, and personality. This study examines whether sex differences or sex similarities stem from the relationship between empathy, personality, and aggression. There were 197 adolescents enrolled in secondary education (89 males and 108 females), who completed the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), and the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). Females scored higher than males in empathy factors (fantasy, empathic concern, and personal distress), neuroticism, and in aggression (anger and hostility). Males and females showed similar outcomes in the association between perspective taking and personal distress with anger and hostility. Extraversion and neuroticism failed to explain additional variance in instrumental aggression (physical and verbal). Neuroticism, however, explained a meaningful larger amount of variance in the affective and cognitive components of aggression beyond empathy measures for both males and females, anger (9%) and hostility (15%), respectively. The findings suggest that, regardless of sex, empathy appears important for instrumental aggression (physical, verbal), whereas neuroticism is a robust predictor of affective and cognitive aggression (anger, hostility).
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页码:33160 / 33169
页数:10
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