Academic performance and social competence of adolescents: predictions based on effortful control and empathy

• Juan Pablo Zorza ^[1] ; Julián C. Marino D. ^[2] ; Soledad de Lemus Martín ^[1] ; Alberto Acosta Mesas ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Granada

     Universidad de Granada

     Granada, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

     Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

     Argentina

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº. 16, 2013, págs. 1-12
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2013.87
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  • This study explored the predictive power of effortful control (EC) on empathy, academic performance, and social competence in adolescents. We obtained self-report measures of EC and dispositional empathy in 359 students (197 girls and 162 boys) aged between 12 and 14 years. Each student provided information about the prosocial behavior of the rest of his/her classmates and completed a sociogram. At the end of the school year, we calculated the mean grade of each student and the teacher responsible for each class completed a questionnaire on the academic skills of his/her students. The study confirmed the existence of a structural equation model (SEM) in which EC directly predicted academic performance and social competence. Additionally, empathic concern partially mediated the effect of EC on social competence. Finally, social competence significantly predicted academic performance. The article discusses the practical applications of the model proposed.

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