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Shyness and empathy in early childhood: Examining links between feelings of empathy and empathetic behaviours
British Journal of Developmental Psychology ( IF 2.148 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-11 , DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12347
Federica Zava 1 , Stefania Sette 1 , Emma Baumgartner 1 , Robert J Coplan 2
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Although shy children have been described as less empathetic than their more sociable peers, this may be due to a performance rather than a competence deficit. The aim of this study was to explore the moderating role of shyness in the association between empathic feelings and empathic‐related reactions. Participants were 212 preschoolers (Mage = 58.32 months, SD = 10.72). Children provided self‐reports of empathetic feelings, parents rated child shyness and empathic behaviours (e.g., reparative behaviours), and teachers assessed indices of socio‐emotional functioning (e.g., prosocial behaviours). Results revealed interaction effects between empathic feelings and shyness in the prediction of outcome variables. Among children with lower levels of shyness, empathy rated by children was positively related to empathetic and reparative behaviours (rated by parents) and prosocial behaviours (rated by teachers). At higher levels of shyness, these relations were attenuated. These results can be interpreted to suggest that although shy children may not differ from their more sociable counterparts in experiencing empathy, they seem to be less likely to act empathically.

中文翻译:

儿童早期的害羞和同理心:检查同理心和同理心行为之间的联系

虽然害羞的孩子被描述为比他们更善于交际的同龄人更缺乏同理心,但这可能是由于表现而不是能力缺陷。本研究的目的是探讨害羞在共情感受和共情相关反应之间的关联中的调节作用。参与者是 212 名学龄前儿童(M年龄 = 58.32 个月,SD = 10.72)。儿童提供移情的自我报告,父母评估儿童的害羞和移情行为(例如,修复行为),教师评估社会情感功能的指数(例如,亲社会行为)。结果揭示了共情和害羞在结果变量预测中的交互作用。在害羞程度较低的儿童中,儿童对共情的评价与移情和补偿行为(由父母评价)和亲社会行为(由教师评价)呈正相关。在较高程度的害羞下,这些关系会减弱。这些结果可以被解释为表明,虽然害羞的孩子在体验同理心方面可能与他们更善于交际的孩子没有什么不同,但他们似乎不太可能表现出同理心。
更新日期:2020-09-11
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