ERIC Number: EJ852940
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0011-1287
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The Role of Empathy and Parenting Style in the Development of Antisocial Behaviors
Schaffer, Megan; Clark, Stephanie; Jeglic, Elizabeth L.
Crime & Delinquency, v55 n4 p586-599 2009
This study examined the relationship among parenting, empathy, and antisocial behavior. Two hundred forty-four undergraduate students attending an urban university completed self-report questionnaires assessing their antisocial behavior, empathy, and mothers' and fathers' parenting styles. Support was found for a model in which maternal permissive parenting contributed directly and indirectly to antisocial behavior, through its effects on cognitive and emotional empathy development. Findings are discussed in relation to the current literature on empathy, parenting, and adult antisocial behavior. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Urban Universities, Antisocial Behavior, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Empathy, Parent Influence, Questionnaires, Mothers, Fathers, Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Delinquency
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Interpersonal Reactivity Index; Parental Authority Questionnaire
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