Development of empathy and ethical values through role-playing games as innovation for education in values

Abstract

For some authors, the development of empathy is a core aspect of ethical value development. Role-playing games can be the ideal vehicle to transfer learning from fiction to reality. The present study analyzes the scores obtained in the Test of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (TCAE) of a total sample of 208 participants in an exploratory and descriptive way. Although no major differences were found between those who had previously participated in role-playing games and those who had not, there was a tendency of obtaining higher average scores than those obtained by the TCAE through its scales.