Empathy, self-esteem and satisfaction with life in adolescent

Usán Supervía, Pablo (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Bordás, Carlos Salavera (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Robres, Alberto Quílez (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Blasco, Raquel Lozano (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Cosculluela, Cecilia Latorre (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: During school years, emotional skills play a relevant role in the way students face challenges and academic demands, especially in such a key stage for life as adolescence, during which adult personality is configured. During this stage, students undergo different emotional and motivational stages related to learning, which play a crucial role in their personal and academic development. This study aims to analyse the relationship between empathy, self-esteem and satisfaction with life in an ex post facto descriptive design. The study comprised a sample of 1117 adolescent students, both male (N = 603; 53.98 %) and female (N = 514; 46.01 %) with ages ranging from 12 to 18 years (M = 14.40; DT = 1.59). The instruments used were the Basic Empathy Scale (BES), Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). The results revealed significant correlations between the empathy, self-esteem and satisfaction with life variables, and significant differences between genders. In addition, self-esteem was found to play a mediating role between empathy and satisfaction with life. It is concluded that self-esteem plays a crucial role in adolescent students, and the importance of encouraging adaptative behaviours in the school environment for the adequate personal development of adolescents is emphasised.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106755

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Children and Youth Services Review 144 (2023), 106755
ISSN: 0190-7409

Factor impacto JCR: 2.4 (2023)

Categ. JCR: SOCIAL WORK rank: 7 / 92 = 0.076 (2023) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: FAMILY STUDIES rank: 15 / 66 = 0.227 (2023) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 6.3 - Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q1) - Education (Q1) - Sociology and Political Science (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.064 - Education (Q1) - Sociology and Political Science (Q1) - Social Work (Q1) - Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica y Organiz. Esc. (Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación)
Área (Departamento): Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)
Área (Departamento): Área Métod.Invest.Diag.Educac. (Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación)