Hubungan Empati dengan Perilaku Altruistik pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Medan Area

Abstract

This study aims to know the relationship between empathy and altruistic at student reguler class B, Faculty of Psychology University of Medan Area. The sample of this study is 155 students at reguler class B, Faculty of Psychology University of Medan Area that consist of class in 2012, 2013 , and 2014. This study uses quantitative method. The instrument which used in this study is altruistic scale that made based on Mussen Theory and emphaty scale that made based on Davis Theory. The scale is tried out to 30 people. The altruistic scale consists of 60 items (r=0,632) and emphaty scale consist of 56 items (r=0.692). Then data is processed using correlation test Product Moment from Pearson and doing normality test by using One Sample Kolmogorov Smirnov Test and linearity test. The result of the correlation shows correlation coeficient (rxy) = 0,350 with significant standard p=0,000(p<0,05). It determines that there is relationship between emphaty and altruistic but the results of normality and linearity test show normal and linear data. It is called normal because data that spread (0,065) p>0,05. It is called linier because p(0,000) p>0,05 and has positive correlation. So that it can be summarized that there is relationship between emphaty and altruistic at student in reguler class B Faculty of Psychology University of Medan Area