Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Comparing empathy in young adults of divorced and married parents

Megha Kar, Jayasankara Reddy. K

Abstract :

 The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between the marital status of parents of young 

adults and their empathy level, in the Indian context with a sample drawn from Bangalore, Karnataka. This 
study employed a quantitative method utilizing comparative analysis to measure the empathy level of young adults, of 
married parents and divorced parents, across the domains of Fantasy, Perspective Taking, Empathetic Concern and Pesonal Distress. The contradiction between the the previous literature, suggesting that marital conflict and divorce may 
culminate in reduced empathetic functioning, and current finding, that there exists no significant difference between the 
same, may be attributed to a cultural difference. These findings provide scope for a more in depth qualitative study of 
the impact of parenting styles, parent–child relationships, social support, age and personality factors as well as those of 
culture in regard to the relationship between empathy level and marital status of parents.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Megha Kar, Jayasankara Reddy. K Comparing empathy in young adults of divorced and married parents Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 4 April 2015


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