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Jolien Van der Graaff1, Susan Branje1, Minet De Wied1

  • 1Research Centre Adolescent Development, Utrecht University.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Neuroscience
  • Adolescent Psychology

Background:

  • Empathy is a crucial social skill linked to moral development.
  • Understanding empathy trajectories in adolescence is vital.
  • Previous research highlights the role of cognitive and social factors in empathy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the longitudinal development of perspective-taking and empathic concern in adolescents.
  • To examine gender differences in these empathy components.
  • To explore the association between pubertal status and empathic concern development.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study tracking 283 boys and 214 girls from age 13 to 18.
  • Self-report measures of dispositional perspective taking and empathic concern over 6 years.
  • Assessment of pubertal status over 4 years.
  • Latent growth curve modeling to analyze developmental trends and gender differences.

Main Results:

  • Significant gender differences in perspective taking and empathic concern emerged.
  • Girls exhibited steeper increases in perspective taking than boys.
  • Girls reported higher, stable empathic concern, while boys' concern decreased then rebounded.
  • Higher physical maturity in boys correlated with lower empathic concern.

Conclusions:

  • Perspective-taking skills develop throughout adolescence, supporting cognitive development theories.
  • Pubertal maturation influences the development of empathic concern in adolescent boys.
  • Findings underscore the complex interplay of gender, cognition, and biology in empathy development.