Self-reported altruism as predictor for active-empathic listening skills
While there are many consistent results regarding the altruism – empathy relationship, starting with the empathy-altruism hypothesis (Batson, 2008) and its confirmations or criticism, there is one specific aspect of empathy that has not often been associated with generosity: active listening. Our r...
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| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Counselor Association (IKI)
2020-03-01
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| Series: | COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education |
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| Online Access: | https://counsedu.iicet.org/index.php/counsedu/article/view/258 |
| Summary: | While there are many consistent results regarding the altruism – empathy relationship, starting with the empathy-altruism hypothesis (Batson, 2008) and its confirmations or criticism, there is one specific aspect of empathy that has not often been associated with generosity: active listening. Our research hypothesizes that sharing one’s attention in an empathic way (active-empathic listening) might be a skill linked to a person’s generosity. A linear regression established that self-reported altruism (SRA) could statistically significantly predict someone’s active-empathic listening skill (AELS), F(1, 96) = 28,965, p = .0001 and that SRA accounted for 22,4% of the explained variability in AELS. The results confirmed the initial claim and may have an impact in counseling practice, in career decision-making or in other studies on prosocial behavior.
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| ISSN: | 2548-348X 2548-3498 |