The objectives of this study are the effects of Empathy Training Program to prevention of the an delinquent adolescents.
The research questions set up for the study are as follows:
First, Will the Empathy Training Program improve cognitive component...
The objectives of this study are the effects of Empathy Training Program to prevention of the an delinquent adolescents.
The research questions set up for the study are as follows:
First, Will the Empathy Training Program improve cognitive components(perspective taking)?
Second, Will the Empathy Training Program improve emotional components(empathic reaction)?
Third, Will the Empathy Training Program improve expressional components(empathic reaction)?
To perform this study 10 sessions of time limited(two hours) group counseling were carried out twice a week for one month.
There were 16 participants in this group, but only 14 numbers were analysed.
The instruments used for this study are ① to cognitive components, Davis(1980) Perspective taking ② to emotional components, Mehrabian & Epstia(1972) Emotional empathy scale and Davis(1980) Empathic Concern Scale(EC), Personal Distress Scale(PD) ③ to measure empathic reaction, Haynes & Avrey(1979) and Carkuff´s(1969) Empathic understanding was conducted.
The conductions of the study are as follow:
First, The students in the experimental group show statistically significant increase in cognitive components(perspective-taking) than in the control group.
Second, The students in the experimental group show statistically significant increase in emotional components(empathic concern, emotional empathy) than in the control group.
Third, The students in the experimental group show statistically significant increase in expressional components(empathic reaction) than in the control group.