TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Differences in Empathy Between Offender and Nonoffender Youth
JO  - Journal of youth and adolescence
A1  - Bush, Connee A.
A1  - Mullis, Ronald L.
A1  - Mullis, Ann K.
SP  - 467
EP  - 478
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine differences in empathy between offender and nonoffender youth. Seventy-six male and 33 female juvenile offenders between the ages of 12 and 18 years and 33 male and 33 female nonoffenders between the ages of 15 and 19 years comprised the samples for this study. Measures of empathy, altruism, and social support were administered to all participants and then the participants were analyzed for status group differences. Only 1 dimension of empathy, emotional tone, was found to be significantly different based on group status. Gender differences were found for both status groups for another dimension of empathy, personal distress. Among offender and nonoffender youth, females yielded higher scores in personal distress than did males. Emotional tone and family structure were found to be the most predictive variables of offender status. Findings were discussed based on previous research and implications for interventions were addressed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by Springer)  Juvenile Offender Juvenile Female Juvenile Male Late Adolescence Early Adolescence Offender Empathy Female Offender Male Offender Gender Differences Offender Nonoffender Comparison 02-02<p />
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SN  - 0047-2891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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