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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.4.499

The Effects of Multicultural Experience on Empathy in Adolescents: Focused on Mediating Effect of Multicultural Acceptance and Cultural Empathy  

Park, Sunhee (Dongshin University)
Yu, Jeehyoung (Dongshin University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.4, 2017 , pp. 499-510 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among multicultural experience, multicultural acceptance, cultural empathy, and empathy in adolescents. Moreover, the study attempted to reveal that how multicultural experience had an effect on empathy and whether multicultural acceptance and cultural empathy had an indirect effect. Based on previous researches, a study model was established. Data were collected and analyzed from 266 adolescents. The results were as follows. There was positive correlation between main variables and adolescents' multicultural experience had an effect on empathy via the path of mediating multicultural acceptance and cultural empathy. Therefore, it was suggested to develop programs which improve multicultural acceptance and cultural empathy. However, they should be offered differentially and implemented sustainedly in stages.
Keywords
Adolescents; Multicultural experience; Multicultural acceptance; Cultural empathy; Empathy;
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