Profile Empathy Quality and Prosocial Intension of Counselor Candidates

Authors : Muwakhidah MUWAKHİDAH, Nur HIDAYAH

Pages : 11-18

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Publication Date : 2020-06-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to explore the quality of empathy and prosocial intentions of counselor candidates and see the effect of empathy quality on the prosocial intensity of counselor candidates. The study uses descriptive survey type. The research sample of 260 counselor candidates of 11 Guidance and Counseling Study Programs in Indonesia. The research sample was selected using purposive sampling technique. Data collection using a questionnaire that is the empathy quality scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EQS); and prosocial intention scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PIS); in the form of a five-level scale. Data analysis techniques used descriptive statistics and regression analysis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ANAREG); and analysis of variance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ANOVA);. The results showed the empathy quality of students in the good category, they showed better scores in Personal Distress factors, Perspective Taking factors, Fantasy factors, and Emphatic Concerns. But it shows a lower prosocial intention score. The results also showed that there was no correlation between empathic quality and prosocial intentions of students
Keywords : emphatic quality, prosocial intention, Counselor candidate