Who cares?: negative peer experiences and empathy for rejected others

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in empathy and prosocial and aggressive behavior based on rejection experiences, both immediate and chronic. Adolescent participants (N = 101) were randomly accepted or rejected in an online game of catch. Adolescents watched a video of a sex- and race-matched peer being rejected in the same game. Adolescents who had been rejected in the game were not more empathic than those who had been accepted but rejected participants did behave more prosocially. A new measure of chronic rejection was developed and validated for this study. Chronic rejection was related to situational empathy but was not related to prosocial behavior. Sex differences, influences of trait empathy, and the properties of a novel measure of chronic rejection are also discussed.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Alabama Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Gibson, Carolyn

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• McDonald, Kristina L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Tullett, Alexa M.
• Parker, Jeffrey G.
• Barth, Joan M.
• Hamilton, James C.

• Psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Social psychology

Statement dc:rights

• All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US, English

Dc Identifier Other

u0015_0000001_0003131
Gibson_alatus_0004D_13553

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ir.ua.edu:123456789/5263