The Effect of Gender Differences and Cognitive Empathy on the Encouragement of Social Competence for the Next Generation : Evidence from Chinese Parents

HUANG, Yi and Petr MACEK. The Effect of Gender Differences and Cognitive Empathy on the Encouragement of Social Competence for the Next Generation : Evidence from Chinese Parents. Journal of Clinical & Developmental Psychology. Messina: Center of Research and Psychological Intervention (CeRIP) of the University of Messina, 2021, vol. 3, No 1, p. 1-9. ISSN 2612-4033. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.6092/2612-4033/0110-2438.

Basic information

• Original name: The Effect of Gender Differences and Cognitive Empathy on the Encouragement of Social Competence for the Next Generation : Evidence from Chinese Parents
• Authors: HUANG, Yi (156 China, belonging to the institution) and Petr MACEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Clinical & Developmental Psychology, Messina, Center of Research and Psychological Intervention (CeRIP) of the University of Messina, 2021, 2612-4033.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: Italy
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: article - open access
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/21:00120640
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.6092/2612-4033/0110-2438
• Keywords in English: Parent-Child; Gender Differences; Cognitive Empathy; Social Competence
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Background: In the western cultural context, parents emphasize female children’s social-behavioral development more heavily. Likewise, mothers are more supportive of children's social development compared to fathers. However, whether the same behavior can be observed in eastern culture remains unclear. Besides the unchangeable factors (e.g., gender), it is also worth investigating whether the parents' improvable factors influence the emphasis on a child's socialization. Methods: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a child’s gender, parent’s gender, and parent’s cognitive empathy on parental encouragement of a child’s social competence in Chinese culture. Conclusions: Contrary to the western findings, this research suggested that in China, parents emphasize more social competence of the male child. Analogically, compared to mother, father underscores a child’s social competence more heavily. Additionally, a parent’s cognitive empathy explained the variance in parents’ encouragement of a child’s social competence even after controlling for the gender variables of parents and children

Links

• MUNI/A/0955/2019, interní kód MU: Name: DOMOV, VÝVOJ A DEMOKRACIE: 2020 (Acronym: DOVYDE 2020)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A