Relationships between alcohol consumption, empathy and prosociality: differences by sex in argentine young adults

Gabriela Soledad Cáceres Krüger; Mariana Beatriz López

Authors

Gabriela Soledad Cáceres Krüger Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos.
Mariana Beatriz López Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. CIIPME-CONICET.

Keywords:

Empathy, prosociality, alcohol consumption, alcohol use disorders.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the relationship between alcohol consumption, empathy and prosociality in young adults, exploring the influence of sex in these relationships. 120 university students from the cities of Paraná and Santa Fe, between 18 and 30 years old (M: 24.6, SD: 2.6), were personally interviewed. Their pattern of regular alcohol consumption, the possibility of an Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), empathy and prosociality were evaluated. To analyze the relationship between variables, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was carried out. Women reported lower alcohol consumption and showed less AUDs than that showed by men. In addition, they obtained higher scores in the tests of empathy and prosocial behavior. Together, Empathy and prosociality explained 32% of the variance in the AUDs. However, the relationships between AUDs and empathy showed particularities by sex.

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Author Biographies

Gabriela Soledad Cáceres Krüger, Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos.

Licenciada en psicología (UADER).

Mariana Beatriz López, Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. CIIPME-CONICET.

Doctora en Salud Mental Comunitaria (UNLA); Licenciada en Psicología (UCSF) – Centro Interdisciplinario
de Investigación en Psicología Matemática y Experimental (CIIPME), Consejo Nacional
de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) / Facultad de Humanidades, Artes y Ciencias
Sociales (FHAyCS), Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos (UADER).

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