Psychometric Properties of the Empathy Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents - Revised (EmQue-CA-R)

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1 Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children

2 2. Assistant professor, Department of General Exceptional Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Islamic Azad University of Central Tehran, Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Aims: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Empathy Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents-Short Form (EmQue-CA-R, Overgaauw & et al, 2017) among Iranian students. Methods: The present study was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included all students in Tehran in the age range of 11 to 17 years who were selected using available sampling method 280 students (145 boys and 135 girls). After translating and obtaining the opinions of experts and subjects, the face validity of the questionnaire were confirmed. SPSS and AMOS software were used for statistical analysis. Results:  The results of the confirmatory factor analysis, based AMOS software, showed that three-factor structure of the affective empathy, cognitive empathy and intention to comfort in the Iranian sample had good fit with data. Correlational analyses between this Questionnaire with AMES provided initial evidence for the ACS convergent validity. Internal consistency coefficients for the affective empathy, cognitive empathy and intention to comfort subscales were .79, .76 and .82, respectively. Conclusion: In sum, these findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the EmQue- CA-R as an instrument to measure empathy among Iranian students. This scale can be used to measure empathy in research and treatment departments.

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