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1 Individual differences in empathy-related responses in early childhood: A person-centred approach Bullinger J; Christner N; Urian R; Kellermann CM; Beaulieu S; Steinbeis N; Dunfield KA; Paulus M; 41888065
PSYCHOLOGY
2 The effects of referential continuity on novel word learning in bilingual and monolingual preschoolers Moore C; Williams ME; Byers-Heinlein K; 39798202
CONCORDIA
3 Parental autonomy support in relation to preschool aged children's behavior: Examining positive guidance, negative control, and responsiveness Linkiewich D; Martinovich VV; Rinaldi CM; Howe N; Gokiert R; 33691509
EDUCATION
4 Preschoolers' anthropomorphizing of robots: Do human-like properties matter? Goldman EJ; Baumann AE; Poulin-Dubois D; 36814889
PSYCHOLOGY
5 Differentiating typical from atypical perpetration of sibling-directed aggression during the preschool years Dirks MA; Recchia HE; Estabrook R; Howe N; Petitclerc A; Burns JL; Briggs-Gowan MJ; Wakschlag LS; 29963711
PSYCHOLOGY

 

Title:Individual differences in empathy-related responses in early childhood: A person-centred approach
Authors:Bullinger JChristner NUrian RKellermann CMBeaulieu SSteinbeis NDunfield KAPaulus M
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41888065/
DOI:10.1111/bjdp.70042
Publication:The British journal of developmental psychology
Keywords:empathyperson‐centred approachpreschool childrenprosocial behavioursocial cognition
PMID:41888065 Category: Date Added:2026-03-27
Dept Affiliation: PSYCHOLOGY
1 Department of Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
2 Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
3 Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.

Description:

Empathy is vital for social development in early childhood. This study investigates the empathy-related behaviours of 362 German and Canadian children (49.72% girls) aged 3 to 6 years (M = 60.65 months; SD = 11.43 months), focusing on responses to emotional distress. Using latent profile analysis, a person-centred approach, we identified four profiles with distinct empathy-related response patterns: prosocial, empathic, self-distressed and uninvolved. To further delineate these profiles, we examined associations between profile membership and social-cognitive and social-emotional competencies. Results suggest that temperamental surgency and moral self-concept differed across profiles. Self-distressed children were rated lower in surgency compared with other profiles, and prosocial children had higher moral self-concept than uninvolved children. Descriptively, profiles differed in emotion comprehension, with no significant post-hoc differences, whereas Theory of Mind and inhibitory control did not differ between profiles. These results provide novel insights into the complex interplay of factors associated with children's reactions to emotional distress, enhancing our understanding of empathy development and informing future research directions.





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