Does empathy always inhibit amorality and offending?
Abstract
Results of previous studies have been inconsistent over the role of emotional and cognitive empathy in aggressive and antisocial behavior. The aim of this study is to clarify the specific nature of the empathic profiles associated with different types of amoral behavior (induced by impulsivity, frustration and brutality), measured through self-reports. The sample consists of male prisoners who have committed violent and non-violent types of offenses (robberies and thefts) and the control group with no criminal history (N=200). Results demonstrate that general amorality which combines all three types of amoral attitudes is negatively associated both with emotional and cognitive empathy, but the association with the emotional empathy is much stronger one. On the other hand, amorality induced by frustration (characterized by resentment, dark picture of reality which justifies personal Machiavellianism) is positively associated with cognitive empathy which might be used for manipulation. T...hese results provide guidelines for empathy trainings for offenders, highlighting the significance of increasing emotional empathy.
Keywords:
offending / emotional empathy / cognitive empathy / amoralitySource:
Psihologija, 2015, 48, 3, 213-232Publisher:
- Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Identification, measurement and development of the cognitive and emotional competences important for a Europe-oriented society (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-179018)
DOI: 10.2298/psi1503213v
ISSN: 0048-5705
WoS: 000361897400002
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84946081767
Institution/Community
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Vukosavljević-Gvozden, Tatjana AU - Opačić, Goran AU - Peruničić-Mladenović, Ivana PY - 2015 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2061 AB - Results of previous studies have been inconsistent over the role of emotional and cognitive empathy in aggressive and antisocial behavior. The aim of this study is to clarify the specific nature of the empathic profiles associated with different types of amoral behavior (induced by impulsivity, frustration and brutality), measured through self-reports. The sample consists of male prisoners who have committed violent and non-violent types of offenses (robberies and thefts) and the control group with no criminal history (N=200). Results demonstrate that general amorality which combines all three types of amoral attitudes is negatively associated both with emotional and cognitive empathy, but the association with the emotional empathy is much stronger one. On the other hand, amorality induced by frustration (characterized by resentment, dark picture of reality which justifies personal Machiavellianism) is positively associated with cognitive empathy which might be used for manipulation. These results provide guidelines for empathy trainings for offenders, highlighting the significance of increasing emotional empathy. PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd T2 - Psihologija T1 - Does empathy always inhibit amorality and offending? EP - 232 IS - 3 SP - 213 VL - 48 DO - 10.2298/psi1503213v ER -
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Vukosavljević-Gvozden, T., Opačić, G.,& Peruničić-Mladenović, I.. (2015). Does empathy always inhibit amorality and offending?. in Psihologija Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 48(3), 213-232. https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1503213v
Vukosavljević-Gvozden T, Opačić G, Peruničić-Mladenović I. Does empathy always inhibit amorality and offending?. in Psihologija. 2015;48(3):213-232. doi:10.2298/psi1503213v .
Vukosavljević-Gvozden, Tatjana, Opačić, Goran, Peruničić-Mladenović, Ivana, "Does empathy always inhibit amorality and offending?" in Psihologija, 48, no. 3 (2015):213-232, https://doi.org/10.2298/psi1503213v . .