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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/IJACT.2021.9.3.46

Empathy and Involvement in Bullying in Adolescents  

Bang, Seongyeog (Department of Psychology, Kyungnam University)
Lee, Eunhee (Department of Psychology, Kyungnam University)
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International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology / v.9, no.3, 2021 , pp. 46-54 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bullying prevention and intervention programs often include empathy training. This study investigated how the cognitive empathy and affective empathy are related to bullying involvement. For this purpose, a questionnaire composed of Korean version of Participant Role Questionnaire scale (bullying, defending, and outsider behavior), and Korean version of Basic Empathy Scale (cognitive empathy, and affective empathy) were administered to 598 middle school students from 7 different middle schools in Gyeongnam province of Korea. The results, based on Structural equation modeling, showed that adolescents' cognitive empathy were indirectly linked to bullying behavior of adolescents' through defending behavior and outsider behavior. Adolescents' affective empathy were directly linked to bullying behavior. These findings could guide the development and implementation of prevention programs for adolescents' bulling. Implications and future research are discussed.
Keywords
Cognitive Empathy; Affective Empathy; Bullying Behavior; Defending Behavior; Outsider Behavior;
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