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Shields, David Light; Funk, Christopher D. – Journal of Character Education, 2019
The concept of life purpose has emerged as an important aspect of character with implications for a range of character-related dispositions and behaviors. In this study of intercollegiate athletes from diverse sports (N = 2,374), we examined purpose in relation to 2 aspects of identity (moral and athletic), 2 contesting orientations, empathic…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Athletics, Empathy, Fear
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Hudson-Flege, Matthew; Thompson, Martie P. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
In this study, we analyzed the Interpersonal Reactivity Index Perspective Taking subscale scores for male college students in a 2008-2011 longitudinal study at a large public university in the Southeast. Findings suggest that empathy is amenable to change among college males in the period of emerging adulthood. Through repeated measures analyses…
Descriptors: Empathy, Extracurricular Activities, Longitudinal Studies, Males