Empathy as a Mediator of the Relationship between Authoritative Parenting and Delinquent Behavior in Adolescence

Goering, Marlon; Mrug, Sylvie

doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01445-9

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“…The present findings showed no significant age differences in animal physical harm ratings. Therefore, the present findings do not support previous evidence of a temporary decline in empathy during early adolescence in males, but it should be noted that those prior studies did not include adolescents younger than 13 years old (Van der Graaff et al, 2014), and others involved a predominantly African American youth population who experience earlier pubertal timing and puberty-related social-emotional changes (Chumlea et al, 2003;Goering & Mrug, 2021). Therefore, the male participants in the current study might simply be too young to demonstrate a developmental change in the empathy construct.…”

Section: Latent Factor Mean Differences Animal Physical Harmcontrasting

confidence: 99%

“…More specifically, previous research suggests that early adolescence is a critical period for the maturation of brain areas that are involved in both socio-cognitive and affective processing, and these developmental changes may lead to fluctuating empathy levels during early adolescence (Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). Interestingly, previous empirical findings suggest a temporal decline in general empathy during early adolescence (Goering & Mrug, 2021;Van der Graaff et al, 2014). Concurrently, early adolescence is a critical period for the nascent development of autonomy from parents as youth begin to detach from caregivers and spend more time with their peers (Meeus, 2016).…”

Section: Age Differences and Hormonal Influencementioning

confidence: 98%

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Age- and sex-based differences in the moral intuitions of American early adolescents

Bretl

Goering

2022

Evolut. Hum. Sci.

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This study sought to explore the validity of a latent-factor model of moral intuition development during early adolescence. The 3-Factor Character Foundations Survey (CFS-3) was used to assess the moral intuitions of early adolescents (n = 850, M = 12.4 years old, SD = .96) under a moral foundations theory framework. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the psychometric validity of the three latent factor constructs (autonomy, loyalty, and empathy), and partial metric invariance was established to allow for the comparing of latent factor means between four age- and sex-based groups coinciding with averages for pubertal onset. Results support prior findings of greater latent factor means for females in all three factors when compared to males in the 11-12-year-old age group. Additionally, 13-14-year-old females exhibited lower latent factor means in autonomy and loyalty factors when compared to 11-12-year-old females. This resulted in 13-14-year-old females remaining higher in empathy and autonomy but showing no difference in loyalty when compared to 13-14-year-old males. Results are interpreted through the lens of attachment theory, socio-cultural influence, and certain limitations of the survey instrument itself. Suggestions for future studies are proposed.

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Section: Latent Factor Mean Differences Animal Physical Harmcontrasting

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Section: Age Differences and Hormonal Influencementioning

confidence: 98%

Age- and sex-based differences in the moral intuitions of American early adolescents

Bretl

Goering

2022

Evolut. Hum. Sci.

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“…The scale had acceptable internal reliability in the present sample (α = .79 and .71 at Waves 1 and 2). The validity of the scale was supported by negative correlations with aggressive behavior and delinquency in the present sample (Goering & Mrug, 2021;Su et al, 2010) and an increase after social competence training in a different study (Barrera et al, 2018).…”

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The Effects of Parental Nurturance, Harsh Discipline, and Inter-Parental Conflict on Empathy Development in Early Adolescence

Goering

Mrug

2023

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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Parents play an important role in adolescents’ development of empathy. However, less understood is what dimensions of parental behavior predict changes in empathy during early adolescence and whether effects of parental behavior are moderated by pubertal timing or differ by sex. This study used data from an ethnically diverse sample of 704 youth who reported on their parents’ nurturance, harsh discipline, and inter-parental conflict at age 11; on their own empathy at ages 11 and 13; and on their pubertal timing at age 13. The results showed that only parental nurturance uniquely predicted more empathy at age 13 and that this effect was stronger in females. Harsh discipline and inter-parental conflict were only concurrently associated with lower empathy at age 11. Pubertal timing did not moderate the links between parental nurturance, harsh discipline, or inter-parental conflict at age 11 and empathy at age 13.

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“…Several limitations and deficiencies need to be taken into consideration. The study was limited by reliance on medical students' self‐reports, and its accuracy may be affected by social desirability (Goering & Mrug, 2021). Multimeasure studies should be carried out in the future to provide more adequate and precise empirical evidence, forming a mutual supporting chain of evidence.…”

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Association between screen time and depressive symptoms in a sample of Chinese medical students: Mediator role of empathy

Tang,

Xiang,

Geng

et al. 2023

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Medical students are at high risk of psychological subhealth under heavy stress with increasing screen time. This study aimed to explore the association between screen time and depressive symptoms and determine empathy as a mediating factor. In this cross‐sectional study, a total of 945 medical students were surveyed, and 924 medical students were ultimately included after standard exclusion criteria. They reported their daily screen time and completed the Chinese version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy‐Student Version (JSE‐S) and the Self‐Rating Depression Scale (SDS). t tests and analysis of variance showed a significant difference in empathy and depressive symptoms by sex, stage, and screen time. The correlation analysis revealed that both affective and cognitive empathy have inverse associations with depressive symptoms. The mediation model confirmed that cognitive empathy played a positive mediating role between screen time and depressive symptoms, reducing the impact of screen time on depressive symptoms. Our study may add empirical evidence to prevent and intervene in depressive symptoms. These findings call for considering controlling screen time and enhancing cognitive empathy as interventions for medical students' depressive symptoms.

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Empathy as a Mediator of the Relationship between Authoritative Parenting and Delinquent Behavior in Adolescence

Cited by 17 publications

References 61 publications

Age- and sex-based differences in the moral intuitions of American early adolescents

Age- and sex-based differences in the moral intuitions of American early adolescents

The Effects of Parental Nurturance, Harsh Discipline, and Inter-Parental Conflict on Empathy Development in Early Adolescence

Association between screen time and depressive symptoms in a sample of Chinese medical students: Mediator role of empathy

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