The correlation between empathy and peer violence in young people

Vršnjačko nasilje je uobičajena pojava koja se javlja u različitim oblicima i vrstama. Ovaj rad ispituje povezanost empatije s vršnjačkim nasiljem, ispitujući pritom prepoznavanje, činjenje i doživljavanje nasilja. Empatija, kao pojam koji podrazumijeva razumijevanje tuđih emocija, ukazuje na veću brigu za tuđe osjećaje i postupke. Ovim istraživanjem nastojalo se ispitati povezanost empatije s prepoznavanjem i sudjelovanjem u nasilju s pretpostavkom da je veća razina empatije povezana s manjom pojavom nasilja. Zbog toga je cilj bio ispitati povezanost empatije s prepoznavanjem i sudjelovanjem u nasilju. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 99 sudionika iz III. Gimnazije i Doma I. Mažuranić od čega su 92 sudionika uključena u obradu podataka. Sudionika muškog spola bilo je 54, a ženskog spola 38, u dobi od 14 do 19 godina. Mjerni instrumenti bili su anketni upitnik i vinjete. Rezultati su pokazali da kod sudionika postoji pozitivna povezanost empatije s prepoznavanjem nasilja, te negativna povezanost empatije s činjenjem nasilja. Rezultati nisu pokazali povezanost empatije s doživljenim nasiljem kod sudionika. Zaključak je da je empatija značajno povezana s prepoznavanjem i procjenjivanjem nasilja te s činjenjem nasilja, a nema povezanosti s doživljavanjem nasilja.Peer violence is a common occurrence and occurs in various forms and types. This work examines the connection of empathy with peer violence, examining the recognition, perpetrating and experiencing violence. Empathy, a term that implies understanding of other people's emotions, indicates a greater concern for others' emotions and acts. This research exemines the correlation of empathy with recognition and participation in violence, assuming that a higher level of empathy is associated with a lower occurrence of violence. That is why the goal was to correlate empathy with recognizing and participating in violence. The study involved 99 participants from III. Gimnazija and Dom I. Mažuranić, of which 92 were involved in data analyses. There were 54 male and 38 female participants, aged 14 to 19. Questionnaires and vignettes were use in the study. The results showed there is a positive correlation of empathy with the recognition of violence and the negative correlation empathy with the fact of violence. The results did not show a significant correlation of empathy and experienced peer violence. The conclusion is that empathy is significantly related to the recognition and assessment of violence and the perpetration of violence, but there is no correlation with experiencing violence