TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Associations among life events, empathic concern, and adolescents' prosocial and aggressive behaviors toward specific targets
JO  - Journal of genetic psychology
A1  - Davis, Alexandra N.
A1  - Luce, Haley
A1  - Davalos, Natasha
SP  - 183
EP  - 197
VL  - 179
IS  - 4
N2  - The goal of the present study was to examine the links between life events and adolescents' social behaviors (prosocial and aggressive behaviors) toward specific targets and to examine how empathic concern may play a role in these associations. The study examined two hypotheses: both the mediating role of empathic concern and the moderating role of empathic concern. The sample included 311 high school students from the Midwest (M age = 16.10 years; age range = 14-19 years; 58.7% girls; 82.7% White, 13.6% Latino). The results demonstrated support for the moderation model as well as complex links between life events and prosocial and aggressive behaviors toward specific targets. The discussion focuses on the role of empathic concern in understanding how life events are ultimately associated with adolescents' social development.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1325
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2018.1468314
ID  - ref1
ER  -