Adolescents' empathy is significantly positively correlated with social support (r = 0.164)¶
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q3 i1 Empathy correlated significantly positively with social support (r = 0.164, p < 0.01) in Chinese adolescents. → Fu W 2022
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Fu W 2022¶
Fu W, Wang C, Chai H, Xue R. (2022). Examining the relationship of empathy, social support, and prosocial behavior of adolescents in China: a structural equation modeling approach. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01296-0
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Pearson correlation analysis in the same 1171-adolescent survey. The article reports "a signi ficant positive correlation between empathy and social support ( r = 0.164, p < 0.01)"; r = 0.164 is a small correlation.
"there was a signi ficant positive correlation between empathy and social support ( r = 0.164, p < 0.01) and prosocial behavior ( r = 0.333, p < 0.01)"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Adolescents' empathy is significantly positively correlated with prosocial behavior (r = 0.333)
- Social support is significantly positively correlated with adolescents' prosocial behavior (r = 0.206)
- Objective support was not significantly correlated with utilization of support or prosocial behavior — related
- Only the subjective (perceived) support dimension of social support mediates empathy and prosocial behavior — related
- Social support partially mediates the relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior — related
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Adolescents' empathy is significantly positively correlated with social support (r = 0.164) |
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Adolescents' empathy is significantly positively correlated with social support (r = 0.164) |
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