Naslov
Empathy and gender effects on cyber-violence among Croatian youth

Autori
Sincek, Daniela ; Duvnjak, Ivana ; Tomasic-Humer, Jasmina

Izvornik
Psihologija (0048-5705) 53 (2020), 4; 377-392

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
cyber-violence, affective empathy, cognitive empathy, gender, adolescents

Sažetak
This paper explores the effects of gender and affective and cognitive empathy on cyber-violence in youth. Data were available from 396 adolescents (202 [51%] females), aged 12 to 19 years, who completed questionnaires for empathy and cyber-violence. Analyses (2x2x2 ; committing and experiencing cyber-violence as dependent variables) showed that participants with a low level of empathy (either affective or cognitive) commit more, while those with a low level of cognitive empathy experience more cyber-violence. Males with a low level of empathy committed more cyber-violence than the other three groups (male with high level of empathy and female participants with both high and low level of empathy). The results indicate that both types of empathy may be protective factors from committing cyber-violence, with a higher level of cognitive empathy being connected with a lower level of experiencing cyber-violence.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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