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April 29, 2026Psikoislamedia Jurnal PsikologiOpen Access

Empathy in Early Adulthood: The Role of Big Five Personality Traits and Self-Compassion

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MAMiqdad Daly AhmadUniversitas Muhammadiyah MalangDNDiah Liandary NurmaulidaUniversitas Muhammadiyah MalangAMAulia MaharaniUniversitas Muhammadiyah Malang

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Implication

Correlational study examines personality traits and self-compassion's impact on empathy in young adults, suggesting gender influences.

Key Points

  • The aim is to investigate how Big Five personality traits and self-compassion affect empathy in early adulthood.
  • Correlational design with 207 participants aged 18–23 years
  • Data collected using Big Five Personality Scale, Self-Compassion Scale, and Basic Empathy Scale
  • Data analyzed with multiple linear regression, independent-samples t tests, and one-way ANOVA.
  • Big Five personality traits and self-compassion predicted empathy, with unique contributions from agreeableness and neuroticism.
  • Females scored higher than males in neuroticism and empathy.
  • Significant differences in agreeableness were noted across age groups.

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Ahmad et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f19f74edf4b468248063abhttps://doi.org/10.22373/psikoislamedia.v11i1.33322
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