Axiometric and Psychological Structure of Empathy
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https://doi.org/10.67945/jfa.v8i.131Keywords:
empathy, axiological psychology, Hartman Value Profile, correlation studyAbstract
Axiology, the Value Science developed by Robert S. Hartman, offers through the Hartman Value Profile direct measures of patterns of valuing, abilities, beliefs, attitudes, and human motivation that have not been integrated into the body of psychological knowledge yet. This article explores the two perspectives – axiological and psychological – on the concept of “empathy.” The theoretical background is followed by a series of four correlation studies on empathy related measures associated with the two models. The studies do not find a significant correlation between the chosen measures, yet they revealed significant correlations – some of them unexpected – with some other scales which in turn holds promising potentials for further research: a) by offering evidence for one limitation embedded in the design of the psychological measure of empathy, and b) by suggesting a possible link between one’s axiological profile and one’s preferred strategy for exercising empathy.References
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