Objective: Most studies on conduct disorder (CD) have focused on male adolescents, disregarding analysis of this psychopathology in women. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in empathy and theory of mind (ToM) in a group of adolescent women with CD and a control group. Method: Thirty-six adolescent women were selected from an initial sample of 239 adolescents (CD group = 18, control group = 18). Empathy and ToM were evaluated through objective instruments. Mean comparisons and multivariate analysis were performed to ascertain differences between cases and controls and to propose a prediction model based on clinical status. Results: Significant differences in empathic abilities and ToM were found between the groups. The model that differentiated both groups was composed of eye-reading ability, perspective taking, and personal distress. Conclusion: These findings are consistent with previous studies. Capacity to take the other’s perspective and the recognition of emotions in the face are protective factors against CD in women.

The aim of this investigation was to determine the relationship between academic, empathy, values and socially responsible behavior of students of 1st, 5th and 10th level of the Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó academic programs. This study was quantitative approach non experimental, descriptive and correlational. Instruments for collecting information used in this research were the self-attribution questionnaire Socially Responsible Behavior Values Questionnaire of Schwartz, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index of empathy and Faux Pass test.

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar la relación entre la formación académica, la empatía, los valores y comportamientos socialmente responsables de estudiantes de primero, quinto y décimo semestres de varios programas académicos de la Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó. Se empleó un enfoque empírico-analítico, de diseño no experimental, tipo descriptivo y correlacional. Los instrumentos con los que se recolectó la información fueron el Cuestionario de Auto-atribución de Comportamientos Socialmente Responsables el de Valores de Schwartz, el Índice de Reactividad Interpersonal de Empatía y el Test de "metida de patas".