ERIC Number: EJ1422631
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-5629
EISSN: EISSN-1740-5610
Role of Narcissism and Empathy in the Relationship between Parental Attachment and Moral Response Patterns
Xuefen Jiang; Changlin Liu; Xiao Xiao; Youlong Zhan
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, v21 n3 p365-387 2024
Parental attachment promotes moral maturity in adolescents by improving empathy. Narcissism, one of the three dark personalities, affects both empathy and moral development. However, little is known about how narcissism moderates the influence of parental attachment on moral development in adolescents. A total of 1,574 Chinese middle school students were surveyed to determine the role of narcissism and empathy in the influence of parental attachment on adolescent moral response patterns. Results showed that parental attachment significantly predicted more positive moral response patterns, with empathy serving as a mediator. Furthermore, narcissism, primarily vulnerable narcissism (versus grandiose narcissism), diminished the benefits of parental attachment to empathy, and led to a decrease in the indirect prediction of parental attachment to moral response patterns. Our findings offer empirical evidence of the negative effects of narcissism on moral development in adolescents.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Empathy, Moral Development, Personality Traits, Personality Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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