Review of psychology, Vol. 24 No. 1-2, 2017.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.21465/rp0024.0001
Development and empirical evaluation of a new empathy questionnaire for early adolescents
Una Mikac
orcid.org/0000-0001-9369-6462
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vesna Buško
orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-0688
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Monika Ivanović
orcid.org/0000-0001-7675-7366
; Ministarstvo znanosti
Ana Babić Čikeš
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The paper presents the construction and initial validation data on a new instrument intended to measure empathy
in early adolescents. Research on adults mostly supports the hypothesis of a cognitive and an affective component of
empathy, but the structure of empathy in children is less clear. In designing this instrument, empathy was conceptualized
as rather stable disposition composed of the suggested cognitive and affective dimensions. The questionnaire
was administered on two samples of elementary school students (n1 = 202; n2 = 133). Average age in both samples
was 12 years, with boys and girls equally represented. The analyses, including EFA, CFA, and validity evidence
based on relationships with demographic data and some personality traits, suggest a general empathy factor and a
reverse coding method factor. The results are interpreted in light of existing theories and previous empirical findings
published on empathy measures, with a special emphasis on methodological issues encountered.
Ključne riječi
empathy; dimensionality; early adolescents; CFA
Hrčak ID:
199918
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Datum izdavanja:
4.5.2018.
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