Se buscó identificar la relación entre los mecanismos de desconexión moral, la empatía y la prosocialidad en adolescentes que han tenido experiencias delictivas. Se contó con una muestra de 60 adolescentes que contaron con entre 16 a 18 años, a quienes se les aplicó el cuestionario de desconexión moral (MMD), la escala de tendencias prosociales (PTM-R) y el índice de reactividad emocional (IRI). Se encontró que el mecanismo de desconexión moral con mayor puntuación fue justificación moral. Asimismo, la desconexión moral correlacionó negativamente con las conductas prosociales y la empatía. Las mujeres pre-sentan promedios más altos en las dimensiones de la empatía y la prosocialidad, mientras que los hombres presentan promedios más altos en los mecanismos de desconexión moral. Se concluye que es importante generar estrategias que estimulen la empatía, la solidaridad,...

We sought to identify the relationship between the mechanisms of moral disconnection, empathy and prosociality in adolescents who have had criminal experiences. A sample of 60 adolescents between 16 and 18 years old answered the moral disconnection questionnaire (MMD), the prosocial tendency scale (PTM-R) and the emotional reactivity index (IRI). The moral disconnection mechanism with the highest score was moral justification. Moral disconnection negatively correlated with prosocial behaviors and empathy. Women presented higher means in the dimensions of empathy and prosociality, while men showed higher means in the mechanisms of moral disconnection. The study concludes that it is important to generate strategies that stimulate empathy, solidarity, emotional education and prosocial moral criteria in adolescents who break the law.

Personality dimensions and their relationship with prosocial tendencies and empathy were analyzed in 69 children and adolescents in psychosocial vulnerability (Manizales, Colombia). The Big Five questionnaire, the prosocial tendencies scale and the interpersonal reactivity index were used. Correlations (p<.05) were found between prosocial tendencies: anonymous, emergence, emotional and the dimensions of agreeableness and extraversion. Perspective taking and empathic concern were correlated with agreeableness, conscientiousness and extraversion. Structural equation analysis showed that agreeableness, empathic concern and emotional prosocial tendency provided a predictor effect on prosocial emergence tendency (r2=.51). Conscientiousness, extraversion, prosocial emergence and emotional prosocial tendencies predicted perspective taking (r2=.41). Extraversion, emotional prosocial tend...

Personality dimensions and their relationship with prosocial tendencies and empathy were analyzed in 69 children and adolescents in psychosocial vulnerability (Manizales, Colombia). The Big Five questionnaire, the prosocial tendencies scale and the interpersonal reactivity index were used. Correlations (p<.05) were found between prosocial tendencies: anonymous, emergence, emotional and the dimensions of agreeableness and extraversion. Perspective taking and empathic concern were correlated with agreeableness, conscientiousness and extraversion. Structural equation analysis showed that agreeableness, empathic concern and emotional prosocial tendency provided a predictor effect on prosocial emergence tendency (r2=.51). Conscientiousness, extraversion, prosocial emergence and emotional prosocial tendencies predicted perspective taking (r2=.41). Extraversion, emotional prosocial tendency and...

We sought to identify the relationship between the mechanisms of moral disconnection, empathy and prosociality in adolescents who have had criminal experiences. A sample of 60 adolescents between 16 and 18 years old answered the moral disconnection questionnaire (MMD), the prosocial tendency scale (PTM-R) and the emotional reactivity index (IRI). The moral disconnection mechanism with the highest score was moral justification. Moral disconnection negatively correlated with prosocial behaviors and empathy. Women presented higher means in the dimensions of empathy and prosociality, while men showed higher means in the mechanisms of moral disconnection. The study concludes that it is important to generate strategies that stimulate empathy, solidarity, emotional education and prosocial moral criteria in adolescents who break the law.

Personality dimensions and their relationship with prosocial tendencies and empathy were analyzed in 69 children and adolescents in psychosocial vulnerability (Manizales, Colombia). The Big Five questionnaire, the prosocial tendencies scale and the interpersonal reactivity index were used. Correlations (p<.05) were found between prosocial tendencies: anonymous, emergence, emotional and the dimensions of agreeableness and extraversion. Perspective taking and empathic concern were correlated with agreeableness, conscientiousness and extraversion. Structural equation analysis showed that agreeableness, empathic concern and emotional prosocial tendency provided a predictor effect on prosocial emergence tendency (r2=.51). Conscientiousness, extraversion, prosocial emergence and emotional prosocial tendencies predicted perspective taking (r2=.41). Extraversion, emotional prosocial tend...