@article{
author = "Dučić, Bojan and Kaljača, Svetlana and Stojković, Irena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Previous research has shown that persons with a higher level of the broad autism
phenotype (BAP) experience deficits in empathy. The aim of the present study is to
investigate a multivariate relationship between the BAP and different aspects of
empathy. In a sample of 293 university students, we explored the relationship
between the BAP and the following aspects of empathy: fantasy, empathic concern,
perspective taking, and personal distress. The BAP level was measured using The
Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire, and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index was
used for multidimensional assessment of empathy disposition. Canonical correlation
analysis yielded two functions (Function 1 ̶Rc
2 = 18.27%, Function 2 ̶ Rc
2 = 11.02%). In
Function 1, Interpersonal Reactivity Index dimensions Personal Distress (rs = -.93) and
Perspective Taking (rs= .36) are associated significantly with two domains of the BAP
(Rigid and Pragmatic Language Deficits). In Function 2, Interpersonal Reactivity Index
dimensions Empathic Concern (rs= -.78), Fantasy (rs = -.47) and Perspective Taking (rs
= -.53) are related to the Aloof domain of the BAP. The results imply that the
relationship between BAP and empathy differs for different aspects of these two
constructs. The more detailed understanding of the relationship between BAP and
empathy obtained through the multivariate approach provides a basis from which
to create programs for the more efficient promotion of empathy skills.",
publisher = "Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad",
journal = "Primenjena psihologija",
title = "Relationship between the Broader Autism Phenotype and empathy among students",
number = "3",
volume = "15",
doi = "10.19090/pp.v15i3.2381"
}
