가정의 심리적 환경이 청소년들의 인지적 융통성과 공감에 미치는 영향

초록

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the family environment and cognitive flexibility on empathy, and explore multigroup differences of these relations on gender in Korean adolescents. The subjects of this research were 519 junior high, and high school students. It was found that family environment, cognitive flexibility, and empathy were positively associated with each other. Female students were higher in empathy than male students. Family environment had positively direct effects on cognitive flexibility, and these effects were significant differences on gender. Also, cognitive flexibility mediated between family environment and empathy. Implications of the study were discussed in terms of implications for enhancing cognitive flexibility and empathy of Korean adolescents in educational settings.

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