The Relationship between Empathy and Altruism in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Nemati Shahrooz; Nazila Shojaeian; Richard Lynn; Abbas Ali Hosseinkhanzadeh; Araam Katurani; Isan Khiabani

doi:10.14198/DCN.21915

Autores/as

Nemati Shahrooz Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran., Irán, República islámica de https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-9749
Nazila Shojaeian Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, España https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9158-3261
Richard Lynn Ulster Institute for Social Research, London, Reino Unido https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2497-3486
Abbas Ali Hosseinkhanzadeh Faculty of literature and humanity sciences. University of Guilan, Guilan., Irán, República islámica de https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4305-6496
Araam Katurani Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Irán, República islámica de https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8694-4931
Isan Khiabani Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz,, Irán, República islámica de https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1328-6103

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14198/DCN.21915

Palabras clave:

Madres, Autismo, Discapacidad intelectual y del desarrollo, Empatía, Autocompasión, Altruismo

Resumen

El objetivo del presente estudio de investigación fue investigar la relación entre empatía, autocompasión y altruismo en madres de niños con Trastorno del Espectro Autista y discapacidad intelectual. Método: se seleccionaron 161 participantes por muestreo de conveniencia. Se implementaron los inventarios de autocompasión, empatía y altruismo de formato abreviado. Resultados: El coeficiente de correlación de Pearson y el análisis de regresión múltiple revelaron que existe una relación directa entre empatía, autocompasión y altruismo. Conclusión: la empatía es una capacidad compleja que permite a las personas comprender los estados emocionales de los demás y da como resultado un comportamiento compasivo. La empatía requiere capacidades cognitivas, emocionales, conductuales y morales para comprender y responder al sufrimiento de los demás. La compasión es una respuesta adecuada a la percepción del sufrimiento de los demás. Además, la compasión no puede existir sin empatía; son parte del mismo continuo de respuesta y percepción el cual permite a los seres humanos pasar de la observación a la acción. Parece que el cuidado materno, junto con la esperanza de que un niño con discapacidad intelectual viva de forma independiente, proporciona las bases necesarias para la empatía, la autocompasión y el altruismo.

Financiación

The authors thank school managers, counsellors and mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who cooperated in this study.

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