Multilingualism, Empathy and Multicompetence

Autor/inn/en	Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Wei, Li
Titel	Multilingualism, Empathy and Multicompetence
Quelle	In: International Journal of Multilingualism, 9 (2012) 4, S.352-366 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-0718
DOI	10.1080/14790718.2012.714380
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Multilingualism; Empathy; Correlation; Monolingualism; Internet; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Second Language Learning; Bilingualism; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Language Proficiency; Measures (Individuals); Emotional Intelligence; Scores + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Empathie; Korrelation; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bilingualismus; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Messdaten; Emotionale Intelligenz
Abstract	The present study investigates the link between multilingualism and the personality trait of cognitive empathy among 2158 mono- and multilinguals. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. Statistical analyses revealed that the knowledge of more languages was not linked to cognitive empathy. Bilingual upbringing and the experience of having lived abroad were equally unrelated to cognitive empathy. Gender and education level were linked to cognitive empathy. Most interestingly, a small but significant positive correlation emerged between multilingualism (operationalised as advanced levels of proficiency in several foreign languages and frequent use of these languages) and cognitive empathy. Further analysis revealed that frequent use of multiple languages was linked to higher levels of cognitive empathy, which could be interpreted as an indication of multicompetence. (Contains 2 notes, 2 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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