Toussaint Loren, Webb Jon R
Department of Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, IA 52101-1045, USA.
J Soc Psychol. 2005 Dec;145(6):673-85. doi: 10.3200/SOCP.145.6.673-686.
Much research has shown that women are more empathic than men. Yet, women and men are equally forgiving. However, it is not clear whether empathy is more important to forgiveness for men or for women. The purpose of the present study was to examine gender differences in levels of empathy and forgiveness and the extent to which the association of empathy and forgiveness differed by gender. Participants were 127 community residents who completed self-report measures of empathy and forgiveness. The present results showed that women were more empathic than men, but no gender difference for forgiveness was apparent. However, the association between empathy and forgiveness did differ by gender. Empathy was associated with forgiveness in men--but not in women.
大量研究表明，女性比男性更具同理心。然而，男性和女性在宽容度上是一样的。不过，尚不清楚同理心对男性还是女性的宽恕更为重要。本研究的目的是检验同理心水平和宽恕程度上的性别差异，以及同理心与宽恕之间的关联在性别上的差异程度。参与者为127名社区居民，他们完成了关于同理心和宽恕的自我报告测量。目前的结果表明，女性比男性更具同理心，但在宽恕方面没有明显的性别差异。然而，同理心与宽恕之间的关联确实因性别而异。同理心与男性的宽恕相关——但与女性的宽恕无关。
