Empathy, personality, and aggression in male and female adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21622826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alicia Romero (0000-0002-9059-4206, Universitat de Lleida), Angel Blanch (0000-0002-6578-944X, Universitat de Lleida, corresponding author), Albert Martínez (0000-0002-5723-5017, Universitat de Lleida), Olga Malas (0000-0002-9861-198X, Universitat de Lleida) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 43 |
| Pages | 33160-33169 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-024-06859-9 |
| OpenAlex | W4403693487 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
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)
Aggression · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Personality · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |