Empathetic Concern in Emerging Adolescents: The Role of Theory of Mind and Gender Roles.

IF 2 3区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Early Adolescence Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Epub Date: 2021-03-25 DOI:10.1177/02724316211002258

Katherine Andrews, Liliana Lariccia, Victoria Talwar, Sandra Bosacki

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Abstract

The current study examined the roles of gender, and gender-role orientation in young adolescents' empathetic concern. In addition, this study aimed to explore the contribution of Theory of Mind in participants' empathetic concern. Finally, this study examined whether gender and gender-role orientation were implicated in emerging adolescents' Theory of Mind understanding. One-hundred-fifty 11- to 12-year-olds (79 self-identified females) completed questionnaires measuring their empathetic concern, Theory of Mind, and their perceived gender-role orientation. Results showed that gender-role orientation, specifically, femininity and masculinity predicted empathetic concern above and beyond gender. In addition, the effects of cognitive and affective Theory of Mind are explored and discussed in relation to empathetic concern. Finally, neither gender nor gender-role orientation was found to contribute to participants' Theory of Mind understanding. These findings suggest that emerging adolescents' perceived gender roles, as well as their ability to consider another's beliefs, play a role in their expression of empathetic concern.

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新兴青少年的共情关怀:心理理论与性别角色的作用。

目前的研究考察了性别和性别角色取向在青少年移情关注中的作用。此外，本研究旨在探讨心理理论在参与者移情关注中的贡献。最后，本研究考察了性别和性别角色取向是否与新兴青少年的心理理解理论有关。150名11至12岁的青少年（79名自我认同的女性）完成了问卷调查，测量了他们的同理心、心理理论和感知的性别角色取向。结果表明，性别角色取向，特别是女性气质和男性气质预测了超越性别的移情关注。此外，还探讨了认知和情感心理理论对移情关怀的影响。最后，无论是性别还是性别角色取向都没有被发现有助于参与者对心理理论的理解。这些发现表明，新兴青少年感知的性别角色，以及他们考虑他人信仰的能力，在他们表达同理心方面发挥了作用。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Early Adolescence publishes articles that increase our understanding of individuals, 10 through 14 years of age, in the life span. The journal is designed to present major theoretical papers, state-of-the-art papers, and current research, as well as reviews of important professional books and early adolescent films and literature. A complete Policy Statement and information about submissions are available from the Editor.