The relationship between adolescent\'s psychological growth and social competence-empathy as a mediating variable-
AUTHOR : 김광웅,조유진,홍기묵
INFORMATION : page. 1~13 / 2005 Vol.12 No.3
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship among adolescent\'s psychological growth, empathy and social competence. The subjects were 630 students from middle schools and high schools in Seoul and Kyonggi. Data were analyzed by Pearson\'s correction and regression. Results of this study are as follow: First, psychological growth was positively related to empathy and social competence in male and female students. Second, adolescent\'s empathy mediated the path from psychological growth to social competence. In conclusion, it shows that psychological growth is directly correlated with adolescent\'s social competence. And psychological growth is indirectly correlated with adolescent\'s social compe-tence through the medium of empathy.