RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMPATHY, GENDER, AND TESTOSTERONE LEVELS IN OLDER ADULTS

被引:8
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作者
Chen, Wuying [1 ,2 ]
Feng, Hui [3 ]
Lv, Chunlan [4 ]
Lu, Jiamei [1 ]
机构
[1] Shanghai Normal Univ, Coll Educ, 100 Guilin Rd, Shanghai 200234, Peoples R China
[2] Jiangsu Normal Univ, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[3] Tradit Chinese Med Hosp Xiangyang, Xiangyang, Peoples R China
[4] Tradit Chinese Med Hosp Xiangyang, Clin Lab, Xiangyang, Peoples R China
来源
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY | 2018年 / 46卷 / 11期
关键词
testosterone; empathy; cognitive empathy; emotional empathy; older adults; INTERPERSONAL REACTIVITY INDEX; FETAL TESTOSTERONE; EMOTIONAL EMPATHY; COGNITIVE EMPATHY; BEHAVIOR; NEUROSCIENCE; ACCURACY; QUOTIENT; MIMICRY; EYES;
D O I
10.2224/sbp.6884
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
We focused on the relationship between testosterone levels and empathy in older people and how this relationship changes with age and between genders. Participants comprised 45 younger (30-39 years) and 144 older (50-75 years) individuals who completed an empathy test and whose free testosterone (FT) levels in a blood sample were measured. Results showed that women scored significantly higher in empathy, and that FT levels were negatively correlated with emotional and cognitive empathy. However, women had a stronger emotional empathy relationship with FT, and a cognitive empathy relationship with FT was observed only in men. In addition, the effect of FT levels on empathy showed an age-related decline from middle to late adulthood, and this effect may vary by gender and by both components of empathy.
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页码:1895 / 1908
页数:14
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