Early childhood empathy development

Namen diplomskega dela je raziskati raven empatije pri predšolskih otrocih, ugotoviti razlike med spoloma v izražanju empatije ter ugotoviti, ali obstajajo razlike pri empatiji med otroki, starimi pet in šest let. Raziskava je bila opravljena v vrtcih celjske regije. Sodelovalo je 112 otrok. Raziskavo smo opravili s pomočjo metode intervjuja. Pridobljene podatke smo vstavili in obdelali v programu SPSS. Rezultati glede empatije so pokazali, da večina otrok izraža empatično čustvo, da deklice od dečkov izražajo več empatije in da starejši otroci od mlajših izražajo več empatije.The purpose of this diploma work was to investigate the level of empathy in preschool children, to identify gender differences in expressing empathy and to determine if there are any differences in empathy between children aged five and six years. The research was conducted in kindergartens in the Celje region. One hundred and twelve children participated. The research was conducted using the interview method. The obtained data was inserted and processed in the SPSS program. The results regarding empathy showed that most children express empathic emotion, that girls express more empathy than boys, and that older children express more empathy than younger ones