The Relationship between Moral Judgment Competence and Empathy: a Comparison of Three Age Groups
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This study investigated relationships between emphatic skills and moral judgment competence among 180 adolescents, 170 early adults, and 150 adults (N = 500). Participants completed a battery of measures including the Basic Empathy Scale, the Moral Judgment Test, and the Demographic questionnaire. Results of this crosssectional study have confirmed the expected findings. Adolescents' and early adults' moral judgment competence was positively correlated with cognitive, and affective empathy. Results from an adult sample showed positive relation between moral judgment competence and cognitive empathy and negative relation between moral judgment competence and affective empathy. In conclusion, implications for moral education are discussed.
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