Empathy in adolescents, cognitions and affect during the pandemic, Peru

Authors

  • Fernando Ledesma-Pérez Universidad César Vallejo
  • Jenny Ruiz-Salazar Universidad Privada del Norte
  • Ana Holgado-Quispe Universidad Tecnológica de Perú
  • Juana Cruz-Montero Universidad César Vallejo
  • Jhon Holguin-Alvarez South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v19.4908

Keywords:

Adolescent Empathy, Affectivity, Cognition, Emotion, Endurance, Infection, Resilience

Abstract

The objective of the research was to carry out an analysis of the capacity for empathy in 178 adolescents from 14 to 17 years of age who are in the last cycle of Regular Basic Education. The convergent design was applied. In the first stage, a checklist was applied, and in the second, a semi-structured interview. The synchronous-descriptive cross-sectional study made possible to report that the adolescent, during the pandemic, is empathetic, aware of the possibility of becoming infected, believes that his/her care and self-protection will prevent him/her from becoming infected, suffers with the pain of others who accompanies.

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Published

2023-03-08

How to Cite

Ledesma-Pérez, F., Ruiz-Salazar, J., Holgado-Quispe, A., Cruz-Montero, J., & Holguin-Alvarez, J. (2023). Empathy in adolescents, cognitions and affect during the pandemic, Peru. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 19(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v19.4908