Empathy In Adolescents

They had hypothesized that self-reported levels of state anxiety, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, self-reported unpleasantness, and heart rate in beats per minute (BPM) would be greater when participants are separated from their ringing iPhone than when they had their phones in their possession (had their phones with them). They also hypothesized that self-reported levels of extended self, and performance would be lower when participants are separated from their ringing iPhone than when they possessed it. They found all of their hypothesis to be confirmed, and all results reached significant interactions. They concluded that iPhone separation causes negative psychological and physiological outcomes. They discussed that attention
Bockarova, (2016) further extended this concept to state that technology uses may be reducing empathy, as technology is shown to have a negative impact on attention, and attention is needed to produce sincere empathetic responses. Bockarova, (2016) noted technology uses could be heightening the effects of mind-wandering and shortening attention span, as it can provide instant gratification. Thus, she examined the association between technology uses, mind-wandering, and empathy. She hypothesized that hourly use of technology would be associated with lower empathy. For the qualitative part of the study, they interviewed five undergraduate students about their how the technology usage was affecting their relationship, and were asked to give specific examples, through five open ended questions. She discussed that inability to focus attention in a conversation may be caused by the mind-wandering, reducing ability to connect, caused by excessive use of technology. In the quantitative part of the study, participants first completed, a demographic questionnaire which included a measurement of technology usage, a mind-wandering questionnaire, and a 16 item self-report measure of state empathy. Then, participants were then shown a video clip of a soldier returning home and asked to imagine how it would feel like to be one the family members of the soldier, to the examine the
They hypothesized that individuals who use technology and media more often, individuals who have negative perceptions of technology, individuals who prefer multitasking, and those who are more anxious in checking their technological devices, would most likely show clinical symptoms of psychiatric disorders. Participated were directed to complete an anonymous online survey. The survey included measures for clinical symptoms of psychological disorders, daily technology and media uses, technology related attitudes and technology related anxiety. Clinical symptoms were measured by the Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory (MCMI-III) which contained 175 true, false questions assessing a variety of Axis I mood disorders and Axis II personality