El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido doble. En primer lugar, se estudia la relación entre la conducta prosocialantisocial y variables de personalidad (empatía, impulsividad, afán de aventura y autoconcepto). En segundo lugar se analiza la influencia del género en la conducta prosocial y antisocial. Para ello se ha utilizado una muestra de 421 niños y adolescentes de ambos sexos con edades comprendidas entre los 10 y los 18 años. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto una relación positiva entre conducta prosocial y Empatía, Afán de Aventura, Autoconcepto Positivo y Autoconcepto/Autoestima. Mientras que se observa una relación negativa entre conducta prosocial e Impulsividady Autoconcepto Negativo. Por otro lado, la conducta antisocial presenta correlaciones similares a la conducta prosocial, pero en sentido inverso. En cuanto a las diferencias de género, las mujeres obtienen puntuaciones superiores en la mayoría de factores de conducta prosocial mientras que los varones presentan niveles superiores de conducta antisocial.
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