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Meninos Pré-Escolares Empáticos e Não-Empáticos: Empatia e Procedimentos Educativos dos Pais

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: This study analyzed the influence of mothers and fathers empathy and their rearing procedures on preschool boys prosocial and empathic repertoire. The boys, four to five years old, composed two contrasting groups: 11 highly empathic (GME) and 11 lowly empathic (GPE). Parents empathy was assessed by questionnaire and their rearing procedures were evaluated in an interview and a structured waiting room situation, recorded in VHS, where it was created demands for educative behaviors. After a content and categorizing analysis, classes occurrence were tabulated and converted in scores which allowed statistic comparison between groups (Mann-Witney, p<0.05) and fathers versus mothers (Kruskal- Wallis, p<0.05). Results showed favorable differences for GME, with parents scores greater than mothers on requesting, empathy and support classes. Research and practical implications of these results are discussed.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Authors: Fabíola Álvares Garcia-Serpa, Zilda Aparecida Del Prette, Almir Del Prette

Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1832582732

FWCI: 0.357

Cites: 48

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10