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The Role of Empathy and Parenting Style in the Development of Antisocial Behaviors

Megan Schaffer

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, mschaffer{at}gc.cuny.edu

Stephanie Clark

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York

Elizabeth L. Jeglic

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York

This study examined the relationship among parenting, empathy, and antisocial behavior. Two hundred forty-four undergraduate students attending an urban university completed self-report questionnaires assessing their antisocial behavior, empathy, and mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles. Support was found for a model in which maternal permissive parenting contributed directly and indirectly to antisocial behavior, through its effects on cognitive and emotional empathy development. Findings are discussed in relation to the current literature on empathy, parenting, and adult antisocial behavior.

Key Words: antisocial behavior • empathy • parental authority style

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 55, No. 4, 586-599 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0011128708321359
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