The Feelings of Others Don't Impress Me Much: Effects of Living Group Climate on Empathy in Adolescent Male Offenders

E.J.E. Heynen; G.H.P. van der Helm; M.J. Cima; G.J.J.M. Stams; A.M. Korebrits

doi:10.1080/13218719.2016.1188440

The Feelings of Others Don't Impress Me Much: Effects of Living Group Climate on Empathy in Adolescent Male Offenders

E.J.E. Heynen^*, G.H.P. van der Helm, M.J. Cima, G.J.J.M. Stams, A.M. Korebrits

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Abstract

The present study is a replication in Germany of a study originally performed in the Netherlands regarding the association between a positive living group climate and self-reported empathy in incarcerated adolescent male offenders (n = 49). A structural equation model was fitted to the data and showed a relation between a positive living group climate and increased empathy after six months. The discussion focuses on group dynamics in youth prisons. The present results open the way to further research into the importance of group processes in residential youth care. A positive living group climate could turn out to be an important factor contributing to the effectiveness of secure institutional treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-127
Number of pages	10
Journal	Psychiatry Psychology and Law
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2016.1188440
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

empathy
living group climate
residential youth care
PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
METAANALYSIS
YOUTH
RECIDIVISM
VALIDATION
PRISON
SCALE
EQUIP

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