Parenting and management skills

The mediator role of empathy

Bibliographic Data

ID21391991
AuthorsRui Nunes‐Costa (Escola de Saúde e Desporto Universidade Europeia Lisbon Portugal), Catarina Lopes (0000-0002-1224-3232, Escola de Saúde e Desporto Universidade Europeia Lisbon Portugal), Ângela Leite (0000-0003-0560-1756, Escola de Saúde e Desporto Universidade Católica Portuguesa Braga Portugal, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume61
Issue3
Pages388-392
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12624
PMID32020640
OpenAlexW3005001995
LanguageEN
References cited42

The present study aimed to test the effect of sex as well as the experience of parenting at the level of empathy and management skills and the mediating effect of empathy on the relationship between the experience of parenting and management skills. No differences were found between men and women concerning management skills. Women had higher empathy levels than men. Being a father or mother increased management skills and empathy levels. However, the experience of parenting interferes with management skills by increasing levels of empathy only in men. Career counselors need to considerer not only the processes inherent to each management task, but also the variables that intensify these competences, integrating emotional and relational dimensions

Developmental psychology · Empathy · Pedagogy · Skills management · Task (project management) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Coaching Methods and Impact · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology