The Structure and Development of Dispositional Compassion in Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Bengtsson, Hans; Söderström, Micael; Terjestam, Yvonne
Titel	The Structure and Development of Dispositional Compassion in Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 36 (2016) 6, S.840-873 (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431615594461
Schlagwörter	Altruism; Empathy; Personality Traits; Early Adolescents; Structural Equation Models; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Self Concept; Adolescent Development; Personality Development; Ecology; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Attitude Measures; Likert Scales; Multivariate Analysis; Correlation; Maximum Likelihood Statistics; Public Schools; Private Schools; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Empathie; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Selbstkonzept; Personalilty development; Persönlichkeitsbildung; Persönlichkeitsentwicklung; Ökologie; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Likert-Skala; Multivariate Analyse; Korrelation; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Schweden
Abstract	Compassion may be directed at a broad range of targets. The present study investigated interrelations among other-directed compassion, self-compassion, and environmental compassion in early adolescence (age = 12-14; n = 256) and examined how the different manifestations of compassion related to age and sex during this age period. Dispositional compassion directed at different targets was assessed through self-reports and peer nominations. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis supported a model that portrayed dispositional compassion toward self, others, and the environment as three distinct but interrelated factors. Other-directed compassion and environmental compassion were higher in girls than in boys. There was a decrease in all forms of compassion with age. The drop in self-compassion was linked to negative self-perceptions in 13- and 14-year-old girls. The roles of experience and cognitive factors in linking different forms of dispositional compassion are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01