When empathy matters : The role of sex and empathy in close friendships
Journal article
Ciarrochi, Joseph, Parker, Philip D., Sahdra, Baljinder K., Kashdan, Todd B., Kiuru, Noona and Conigrave, James. (2017). When empathy matters : The role of sex and empathy in close friendships. Journal of Personality. 85(4), pp. 494-504. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12255
Authors | Ciarrochi, Joseph, Parker, Philip D., Sahdra, Baljinder K., Kashdan, Todd B., Kiuru, Noona and Conigrave, James |
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Abstract | Based on prior theory and research (Ciarrochi & Heaven, 2009; Eagly & Wood, 1999), we hypothesized that the link between empathy and friendship would be moderated by sex: Girls will nominate empathic boys as friends, whereas boys will not tend to nominate empathic girls. We collected measures of empathy, friendship social support, and close friendship nominations in grade 10 across 1,970 students in 16 schools (Mage = 15.70, SD = .44; males = 993, females = 977). Multilevel models revealed that boys high in cognitive empathy attracted an average of 1.8 more girl friendship nominations than did their low empathy counterparts, whereas empathic girls did not attract a greater number of opposite‐sex friends. In addition, the more friendship nominations a boy received from either boys or girls, the more they felt supported by their friends; the number of friendship nominations received by girls, in contrast, had no effect on their felt support by friends. Regardless of the quantity of friendship nominations, empathy was linked to more supportive friendships for both males and females. These results inform a contextual understanding of the role of empathy in selecting and maintaining friendships. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Journal of Personality |
Journal citation | 85 (4), pp. 494-504 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
ISSN | 0022-3506 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12255 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84971325670 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 494-504 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 May 2016 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | FT100100656 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/86q91/when-empathy-matters-the-role-of-sex-and-empathy-in-close-friendships
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