Odnos osjetljivosti na okolinu, empatije i regulacije emocija

master's thesis

• Title (english): Relations between environmental sensitivity, empathy and emotion regulation
• Author: Lara Zakarija
• Mentor: Gordana Keresteš (mentor)
• Committee member: Una Mikac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Matea Šoštarić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2025-03-03, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Osjetljivost na okolinu je crta ličnosti koja se odnosi na lakoću zamjećivanja i dubinu obrade podražaja i utjecaja iz okoline. Razlike u ovoj osobini potencijalni su čimbenik u pozadini brojnih pozitivnih i negativnih socioemocionalnih ishoda. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati povezanost osjetljivosti na okolinu s empatijom, sposobnosti koja je ključna za uspostavljanje uspješnih međuljudskih odnosa. Istraživanje je također razmatralo potencijalnu moderatorsku ulogu strategija regulacije... More emocija u odnosu između osjetljivosti na okolinu i empatije. Ukupno 326 sudionika (209 žena i 117 muškaraca) ispunilo je Upitnik osjetljivosti na okolinu za odrasle (HSP-12), Upitnik regulacije emocija kojim se mjere dvije strategije regulacije emocija (ponovna kognitivna procjena i potiskivanje emocionalnog doživljaja) i Indeks interpersonalne reaktivnosti (IRI) koji služi za procjenjivanje četiri dimenzije empatije (empatijske brige, preuzimanja perspektive, osobne uznemirenosti i mašte). Rezultati su pokazali statistički značajne povezanosti između osjetljivosti na okolinu i svih dimenzija empatije, s višim povezanostima osjetljivosti s empatijskim procesima usmjerenim na vlastite osjećaje i potrebe nego s procesima usmjerenim na druge osobe. Korištenje ponovne procjene i potiskivanja u svrhu regulacije emocija nije moderiralo odnos osjetljivosti na okolinu ni s jednom od dimenzija empatije. Dobiveni rezultati ukazuju na statistički značajnu povezanost samoprocjena osjetljivosti na okolinu i empatije, bez moderatorske uloge strategija regulacije emocija u tom odnosu. Provedeno istraživanje upućuje na potrebu za novim istraživanjima kojima bi se ispitali mehanizmi u podlozi povezanosti osjetljivosti na okolinu i empatije te potencijalni resursi koji bi visokoosjetljivim osobama mogli omogućiti razvoj adaptivnih vještina empatije. Less

Abstract (english)

Environmental sensitivity is a personality trait related to the ease of perceiving and the depth of processing stimuli and influences from the environment. Individual differences in this trait are a potential factor underlying various positive and negative socio-emotional outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between sensitivity to the environment and empathy, a crucial ability for establishing successful interpersonal relationships. The study also explored the potential... More moderating role of emotion regulation strategies in the relation between environmental sensitivity and empathy. A total of 326 participants (209 women and 117 men) completed the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSP-12), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, which measures two emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), used to assess four dimensions of empathy (empathic concern, perspective taking, personal distress, and fantasy). The results showed statistically significant associations between sensitivity to the environment and all empathy dimensions, with stronger associations found between sensitivity and self-oriented than other-oriented empathy processes. The use of reappraisal and suppression regulatory strategies did not moderate the relation between sensitivity and any of the empathy dimensions. The findings indicate a statistically significant association between self-reported sensitivity to the environment and empathy, without a moderating effect of emotion regulation strategies. This study highlights the need for further research to investigate the mechanisms underlying the connection between environmental sensitivity and empathy, as well as potential resources that could help highly sensitive individuals to develop adaptive empathy skills. Less

• Keywords: osjetljivost na okolinu; visokoosjetljive osobe; empatija; regulacija emocija
• Keywords (english): environmental sensitivity; highly sensitive people; empathy; emotion regulation
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:605755
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2025-03-04 09:36:42