بررسی نقش واسطه‌ای همدلی در رابطه بین هویت اخلاقی و مهارگری تلاشگر با رفتارهای ضداجتماعی در نوجوانان

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 کارشناس ارشد روان‌شناسی تربیتی، گروه روانشناسی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه یاسوج، یاسوج، ایران

2 گروه روان‌شناسی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه یاسوج، یاسوج، ایران

10.22034/jmpr.2025.64895.6569

چکیده

هدف از پژوهش حاضر، بررسی نقش واسطه‌­ای همدلی در رابطه بین هویت اخلاقی و مهارگری تلاشگر با رفتارهای ضداجتماعی در دانش­آموزان دبیرستانی شهر شیراز بود. جامعه آماری تمامی دانش‌­آموزان مقطع متوسطه دوم شهر شیراز  در سال تحصیلی 1402-1401 بودند که از این جامعه، نمونه­‌ای به حجم 567 نفر به روش تصادفی خوشه‌­ای چند مرحله‌­ای انتخاب شدند. ابزارهای پژوهش پرسشنامه­‌های هویت اخلاقی آکینو و رید (2002)، پرسشنامه مهارگری تلاشگر الیس و رتبارت (2001)، پرسشنامه همدلی تورنتو (2009) و پرسشنامه رفتارهای ضداجتماعی بارت و دونلان  (2009) بودند که در میان افراد نمونه توزیع گردید. ارزیابی مدل پیشنهادی با استفاده از تحلیل مسیر و در نرم افزارهای SPSS-24 و AMOS-24 انجام گرفت. یافته­‌ها نشان داد الگوی پیشنهادی از برازش خوبی با داده­‌ها برخوردار است و اثر مستقیم هویت اخلاقی بر همدلی (β = 1/58, p = 0/001) و همدلی بر رفتارهای ضداجتماعی (β = -0/59, p = 0/001) معنی­‌دار و هویت اخلاقی بر رفتارهای ضداجتماعی (β = -0/03, p = 0/81)، مهارگری تلاشگر بر همدلی (β = 0/02, p = 0/92) و مهارگری تلاشگر بر رفتارهای ضداجتماعی (β = -0/04, p = 0/75)  غیرمعنی‌­دار می‌­باشد. دیگر یافته‌ها نشان داد همدلی در رابطه هویت اخلاقی و رفتارهای ضداجتماعی (β = -0/53, p = 0/001)  نقش واسطه‌ای دارد اما همدلی در رابطه مهارگری تلاشگر و رفتارهای ضداجتماعی (β = -0/01, p = 0/91) نقش واسطه‌ای ندارد. به این ترتیب، تقویت هویت اخلاقی و همدلی می‌توانند به عنوان راهبرد‌های مؤثر برای مقابله با رفتارهای ضداجتماعی عمل کند. این دو عامل می‌توانند به افزایش درک و احترام متقابل در جامعه کمک کرده و به نوبه خود، به کاهش تعارضات و ترویج روابط سالم‌تر منجر شوند.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

The Mediating Role of the Empathy in the Relationship Between Effortful Control and Moral Identity with Antisocial Behaviors in Adolescents

نویسندگان [English]

  • Sara Taravian 1
  • Fariborz Nikdel 2
  • Ali taghvaei Nia 2
1 MSc in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Yasouj, Yasouj, Iran
2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Yasouj, Yasouj, Iran
چکیده [English]

The present study aimed to examine the mediating role of empathy in the relationship between moral identity and effortful control with antisocial behaviors among high school students in Shiraz. The statistical population included all second-level high school students in Shiraz during the 2022–2023 academic year. A sample of 567 students was selected through a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. The research instruments included the Moral Identity Questionnaire by Aquino and Reed (2002), the Effortful Control Questionnaire by Ellis and Rothbart (2001), the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (2009), and the Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire by Burt & Donnellan (2009), all of which were administered to the selected participants. The proposed model was assessed using path analysis in SPSS-24 and AMOS-24. The findings indicated that the proposed model demonstrated a good fit with the data. The direct effects of moral identity on empathy (β = 1.58, p = 0.001) and empathy on antisocial behaviors (β = -0.59, p = 0.001) were statistically significant. However, the direct effects of moral identity on antisocial behaviors (β = -0.03, p = 0.81), effortful control on empathy (β = 0.02, p = 0.92), and effortful control on antisocial behaviors (β = -0.04, p = 0.75) were not statistically significant. Additionally, the results showed that empathy played a mediating role in the relationship between moral identity and antisocial behaviors (β = -0.53, p = 0.001), whereas it did not mediate the relationship between effortful control and antisocial behaviors (β = -0.01, p = 0.91). These findings suggest that strengthening moral identity and empathy can serve as effective strategies for addressing antisocial behaviors. Enhancing these two factors can contribute to greater mutual understanding and respect within society, ultimately reducing conflicts and promoting healthier relationships.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • moral identity
  • effortful control
  • empathy
  • antisocial behaviors
  • adolescents
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