Analysis of the Empathy Attitude of Guidance and Counseling Students (FKIP) in the Riau University

Abstract

This study aims to analysis the empathy attitude of guidance and counselling students, FKIP, the Riau University. The purposes of this study: 1) to know the whole figure about empathy attitude of guidance and counselling students, 2) to know about empathy through gender of students, 3) to know about the empathy through where the students live, 4) to know about empathy either from autocracy or democracy to educate of parent’s students. This is a descriptive research. We analysed the data using empathy scale instrument which had four categories very high, higher, low and lower. Results confirmed that figure empathy either about gender, where students live, or autocracy or democracy of parent are at higher category. By this research, furthermore, researcher recommends to the university to do social activities for increasing the sense of empathy and also recommends to the lecturers for developing it through academic programs.