Differences of sex and subject area in Chilean university students in the province of Concepcion, Chile

• Autores: Navarro Saldaña, Gracia, Maluenda, Jorge, Varas Contreras, Marcela
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15287
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/15287
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Empathy; University students; Sex Differences; Subject Area Differences; Higher education; empatía; estudiantes universitarios; diferencias de sexo; diferencias por área disciplinar; educación superior; empatia; estudantes universitários; as diferenças de sexo; diferenças por matérias; educação superior

This research explores sex and discipline-area differences in empathy across theInterpersonal Reactivity Index developed by Davis. A descriptive cross-sectionalstudy was performed with the participation of 680 university students, divided into351 women and 329 men belonging to Physics-Mathematics, Social-Humanisticand Biological-Chemistry areas. The results show sex differences in threedimensions of the inventory with higher scores for women. No differences inrelation to the subject area of the students were observed. There is interactionbetween sex and discipline in the mathematical-physicist women who obtainedhigher scores in Personal Distress than other participants.